The population was 70 as of 2019.[4] It was 148 in 1866.[5]
Etymology
It was known as Hevilla in 1164, de Heevilla in 1180, and Hievilla in 1327. It derives from the Germanic personal name Hedo, and villa (translation: "village").[6]
History
Early residents
Michel le Loup, of Yeville (Hiesville), was knighted in the year 1543.[7]
The nobleman and squire, Guillaume Bellot of Hiesville was knighted in 1594.[5] In 1598, Maurice du Praël owned the fiefdom and was the Lord of Hiesville.[8] Eight years later, in 1606, the noblemen of Hiesville included Jacques Richier, Sieur de Colombières, a Calvinist; Jacques Bellot, Sieur de Callouville; and Pierre Lelong, Sieur de Limarcst, also a Calvinist.[8] By 1789, Lord of Hiesville was Joseph-Bon-Pierre Le Vavasseur.[5]
Notable buildings include the Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien[13] and the 17th century Château de Hiesville which was also renovated in the 19th century.
Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien, the parish church, is an oblong square, and consists of a chancel and a nave. Built in the 13th century and renovated in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the patron saints of Saints Cosmas and Damian.[5] Since 1803, it was an annex of Blosville, but this relationship ended in 1856.[8]