Tostes
| Tostes | |
|---|---|
  Tostes | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Tostes | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′37″N 1°06′45″E / 49.2603°N 1.1125°ECoordinates: 49°15′37″N 1°06′45″E / 49.2603°N 1.1125°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Pont-de-l'Arche |
| Intercommunality | Seine-Bord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maryannick Deshayes |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 383 |
| • Population2 Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27648 / 27340 |
| Elevation |
79–137 m (259–449 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Tostes is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 207 | — |
| 1800 | 188 | −9.2% |
| 1806 | 190 | +1.1% |
| 1821 | 146 | −23.2% |
| 1831 | 157 | +7.5% |
| 1836 | 168 | +7.0% |
| 1841 | 152 | −9.5% |
| 1846 | 146 | −3.9% |
| 1851 | 167 | +14.4% |
| 1856 | 200 | +19.8% |
| 1861 | 123 | −38.5% |
| 1866 | 207 | +68.3% |
| 1872 | 225 | +8.7% |
| 1876 | 227 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 246 | +8.4% |
| 1886 | 237 | −3.7% |
| 1891 | 232 | −2.1% |
| 1896 | 188 | −19.0% |
| 1901 | 193 | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 187 | −3.1% |
| 1921 | 156 | −16.6% |
| 1926 | 171 | +9.6% |
| 1931 | 168 | −1.8% |
| 1936 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 1946 | 189 | +6.8% |
| 1954 | 179 | −5.3% |
| 1962 | 197 | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 216 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 233 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 270 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 315 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 351 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 383 | +9.1% |
Personalities
Notable People
- Joseph Lion: published a study in the Almanac Normand-Percheron in 1908 on the use of potash fertilizer in Normandy[1]
Fictional Characters
- Madame Bovary
Tostes is often accredited as the location of Charles and Emma Bovary's first home in Gustave Flaubert's novel; in actuality, it is the commune of Tôtes (postal code 76890) in the department of Seine-Maritime (previously Seine-Inférieure) that inspired the novelist. The confusion stems from the fact that in the 19th century the names of both locales were indiscriminately spelled as Tostes, Tôtes, or Totes.This information can be found in several sources, including the website of the University of Rouen, which has devoted much of the past two decades to numerous research studies on the genesis of Madame Bovary. On this map, the proximity of Totes to Yvetot leaves no doubt as to the location of the village where Charles Bovary was established as a health officer.[2]
See also
References
- INSEE
- Flaubert, Gustave (2010). Davis, Lydia, ed. Madame Bovary. Viking Adult. ISBN 978-0-670-02207-6.
- ↑ [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55877801/f275.image. "Les Engrais Potassiques en Normandie"]. Almanac Normand-Percheron. 1908. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ↑ "Les environs de Tôtes à l'époque de Madame Bovary". Université de Rouen. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
