Jort (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Macé and Jort.[3]
Two rivers The Dives and The Perrières run through the commune.[4][5]in addition the Le Douit du Houle flows through the commune.[6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 340 | — |
| 1968 | 367 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 351 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 354 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 317 | −10.5% |
| 1999 | 306 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | 308 | +0.7% |
Points of Interest
- Town hall – contains the Mithraic reliefs of Jort, discovered in 2011 as part of Sanitation works in the commune.[7]
National Heritage sites
- Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Jort – a twelfth century church that was listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[8]
See also
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires”. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b “Jort · 14170, France”. Jort · 14170, France.
- ^ Sandre. “Fiche cours d’eau – La Dives (I1–0200)”.
- ^ Sandre. “Fiche cours d’eau – Rivière de Perrières (I1227000)”.
- ^ Sandre. “Fiche cours d’eau – Le Douit du Houle (I1229000)”.
- ^ “CIMRM Supplement – Mithraic Reliefs from Jort in Normandy, France”. The Roman Cult of Mithras.
- ^ “Eglise à Jort – PA00111457”. Monumentum.
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