Les Authieux-du-Puits

Les Authieux-du-Puits (French pronunciation: [le.z‿otjø dy pɥi] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Merlerault-le-Pin.^[2]

Les Authieux-du-Puits
Part of Merlerault-le-Pin
The road into Les Authieux-du-Puits
Location of Les Authieux-du-Puits
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Coordinates: 48°42′47″N 0°19′49″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Rai
Commune	Merlerault-le-Pin
Area 1	4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	76
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61240
Elevation	214–302 m (702–991 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The former Commune is within the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.^[3]

The former commune is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	105	—
1975	98	−0.98%
1982	60	−6.77%
1990	62	+0.41%
1999	72	+1.68%
2009	70	−0.28%
2014	66	−1.17%
2020	82	+3.68%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department