Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom


Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Thury-Harcourt, Caumont-sur-Orne, Curcy-sur-Orne, Hamars and Saint-Martin-de-Sallen.
Le Hom officially changed its name to Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom on 1 January 2022.
WWW le-hom.fr

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Hoguette, Le Val, Cropton, Martinbeau, Curcy-sur-Orne, La Bestrie, Le Quesnay, La Métairie, Le Poirier, Hamars, Saint-Silly, Paugeais, Thury-Harcourt, Les Trois Mariés, Saint-Bénin, La Fosse, Le Maizeray and Montfort.
The River Orne plus The River Ajon are the two rivers flowing through the commune. In addition the commune has twelve streams flowing through its bnorders, La Vallee des Vaux, The Neumer, The Aunay Douffieres, La Hoguette, La Maladrerie, La Vallee du Puceux, The Pisseux, The Val de Cropton, The Val Quebert, The Herbion, The Traspy and La Vignonniere.

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
Église Saint-Sauveur de Thury-Harcourt is a church built during the 12th to 14th century and was classed as a Monument historique in 1929.
Château d'Harcourt is the remains of a seventeenth century chateau that was classed as a monument in 1927. The castle was set on fire on 12 August 1944 by the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich when the British 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division reached the outskirts of Thury-Harcourt.

Notable people

Sport

Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom has a swimming pool the 'Aqua Sud, which has been open since 1992. The pool, features both indoor and outdoor areas as well as sauna, steam room areas.

Twin towns – sister cities

Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom is twinned with: