Almenêches
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Almenêches (French pronunciation: [almənɛːʃ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
Almenêches | |
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Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Sées |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Vinet[1] |
Area 1 | 20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 645 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61002 /61570 |
Elevation | 158–247 m (518–810 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Saint-Hippolyte, Almenêches, Fligny, La Gare, Le Mesnil, Les Champs Bouchers, Le Friche, Surônes and Les Essarts.[4]
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[5]
Almenêches along with another 70 communes is also part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6]
Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don.[7] The other twelve watercourses are all streams;
Almenêches church a 16th century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[8]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 615 | — |
1975 | 516 | −2.48% |
1982 | 600 | +2.18% |
1990 | 660 | +1.20% |
1999 | 645 | −0.26% |
2009 | 693 | +0.72% |
2014 | 705 | +0.34% |
2020 | 647 | −1.42% |
Source: INSEE[9] |
The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French.[10]
The arms of Almenêches are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.
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