Tostes is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres de Bord.[2]

Tostes
Part of Terres de Bord
Location of Tostes
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Coordinates: 49°15′37″N 1°06′45″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Les Andelys
Canton	Pont-de-l'Arche
Commune	Terres de Bord
Area 1	12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	447
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	27340
Elevation	79–137 m (259–449 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Personalities

Notable People

• Joseph Lion: published a study in the Almanac Normand-Percheron in 1908 on the use of potash fertilizer in Normandy[3]

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.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• Flaubert, Gustave (2010). Davis, Lydia (ed.). Madame Bovary. Viking Adult. ISBN 978-0-670-02207-6.

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