The village of Tosny
Origin of the Name
According to etymologists, the name of the village derives from a Gallo-Roman toponymic formation whose suffix “-iniacu”, an extended form of the suffix of Gaulish origin “-acum,” was used to indicate a place or to denote ownership. At that time, it is likely that this place name was preceded by the name of a person.
In the early recorded forms, the [t] is regularly weakened, and the s, added later, serves to mark the closing of the o sound. The name is attested in the forms Todeniaco in 1014, Toenium and Toteneio in 1035 (1).
At different periods, the village’s name appears in various forms:
Totteneium in 1061 (2),
Villa Toeniensis in 1071 (3),
Toeneium in 1125 (4),
Toeni in 1205 (5),
Tony in 1419 (6),
Toëni in 1828 (7).
(1) Ernest Poret de Blosseville, Topographical Dictionary of the Department of Eure
(2) Gallia Christiana: Historical Guide to the French Dioceses and Monasteries with Biographical Lists of Archbishops
(3) Charter of Raoul de Tosny
(4) Orderic Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica
Audin of Bayeux, Bishop of Évreux: Charter
(5) Charter of Philip Augustus concerning the transfer of the lands of Tosny to Lambert Cadoc
(6) Survey of the Abbey of Conches-en-Ouche
(7) Louis Dubois, Glossary of the Norman Dialect
Geographic location
Village coordinates: Latitude : 49°13’04” Nord. Longitude :1°22’25” Est.
A peaceful rural village, Tosny is located in Normandy and joined the new commune of Les Trois Lacs in 2017. It covers an area of 15.02 hectares. Its highest point reaches an altitude of 124 meters. The population is 660 inhabitants (2014 census).
The village of Tosny lies at the center of a triangle formed by the towns of Les Andelys (7 km), Gaillon (9 km), and Louviers (14 km). Nearby major urban centers include Paris to the east (100 km), Rouen to the northwest (42 km), and Évreux to the south (25 km).
It is situated along the main axis of the Seine Valley, where the town center and the hamlets of La Garenne du Port-Morin and Le Roule developed.
Delegated Commune of Tosny
Since January 1, 2017, the historic communes of Bernières-sur-Seine, Tosny, and Venables have merged to form a new commune: Les Trois Lacs.
Website: https://les-trois-lacs.fr/
Since September 1, 2019, the new commune of Les Trois Lacs has been part of the Seine-Eure Agglomeration Community (CASE).
Website: https://www.agglo-seine-eure.fr/