La Forêt-Auvray
Part of Putanges-le-Lac in Normandy, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Forêt-Auvray (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ ovʁɛ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[2] It is located about 200 km west of Paris, 45 km south of Caen, 55 km north-west of Alençon.
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La Forêt-Auvray | |
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Part of Putanges-le-Lac | |
Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 0°20′28″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
Commune | Putanges-le-Lac |
Area 1 | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 169 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 61210 |
Elevation | 65–251 m (213–823 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]