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Commune in Normandy, France

Dangu
Commune
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Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 1°41′51″E / 49.2533°N 1.6975°E / 49.2533; 1.6975
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Eure
Arrondissement Les Andelys
Canton Gisors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Delon[1]
Area1 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population (2021) 556
• Density 69.8/km2 (181/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 27199 /27720
Elevation 40–101 m (131–331 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dangu (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃ɡy]) is a commune on the river Epte in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.

It is home to the renowned Haras de Dangu, once a large estate and thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm owned by Count Frédéric de Lagrange (1815–1883).

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
1962 376
1968 394 +4.8%
1975 519 +31.7%
1982 515 −0.8%
1990 610 +18.4%
1999 589 −3.4%
2008 575 −2.4%
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

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