Putanges-le-Lac
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Putanges-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [pytɑ̃ʒ lə lak]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Chênedouit, La Forêt-Auvray, La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage, Ménil-Jean, Putanges-Pont-Écrepin (the seat), Rabodanges, Les Rotours, Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne and Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne.[3]
Putanges-le-Lac | |
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 Putanges centre from across the river | |
Location of Putanges-le-Lac  | |
  Putanges-le-Lac  Putanges-le-Lac | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′47″N 0°14′53″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Leroux[1] |
Area 1 | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,125 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61339 /61210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Putanges-Pont-Écrepin,La Ferronnière, La Forêt-Auvray, Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne,Rabodanges,Les Rotours, Méguillaume, Chênedouit, Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne, La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage, Ménil-Jean and Fromentel.
Putanges-le-Lac along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5] In addition the Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[6]
The river Orne runs through the commune, along with five streams which are all one of the Orne's tributaries, Vienne, la Guesnerie, Gue Blandin, Monts Hiboux and Ruisseau des Vallees.[7] There is one more stream the Maufy which feeds into the Rouvre.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,381 | — |
| 1975 | 2,179 | −1.26% |
| 1982 | 2,155 | −0.16% |
| 1990 | 2,118 | −0.22% |
| 1999 | 2,069 | −0.26% |
| 2007 | 2,178 | +0.64% |
| 2012 | 2,156 | −0.20% |
| 2017 | 2,181 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
- Lac de Rabodanges is a 6 km artificial lake covering almost 240 acres, making it the largest lake in Lower Normandy.[10] It was created in 1960 after completion of building a dam at Rabodanges. The dam is 160 meters long and 17 metres high holding back 6 million cubic meters of water.[11] The lake is now a popular tourist destination and had a designated swimming area opened in August 2022.[12]
Rabodanges Lac
Lac de Rabodanges Swimming area
National heritage sites
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
Manoir de la Cour is a 15th-century manor house in Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne with later additions added in the 17th century, classed as a Monument historique in 2011.[15]
Former village of Vieux-Saint-Aubert the remains of a village in Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne with buildings dated from the 12th and 14th century, that was registered as a Monument Historique in 1992.[16]
Château de Rabodanges is a 17th-century chateau built in place of a feudal castle destroyed in 1628 by order of Cardinal Richelieu. It is based in Rabodanges and in 1981 was classed as a Monument Historique [17]
Château of la Forêt-Auvray is a 16th-century Huguenots fort, which in 2002 was registered as a Monument Historique.[18]
Château du Meal is a 17th-century chateau in Chênedouit registered as a Monument historique in 1967.[19]
La Droite Pierre Menhir is a Neolithic Menhir based in Chênedouit was classed as a Monument Historique in 1981.[20]
Chateau du repas
Chapelle Saint-Malo de la Fresnaye-au-Sauvage
Rabodanges Chateau
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption des Rotours
Manoir de Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne
Putanges mairie
Chapelle Sainte-Geneviève de Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
Église Notre-Dame de Méguillaume
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- Charles-François Toustain a French historian and a member of the Benedictine Congregation of Saint Maur was born in Le Repas in 1700.[21]
- Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye a French poet born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage in 1536.[22]
- Robert d'Aguiló a Norman Knight born c.1100AD in Rabodanges.[23]
- Guillaume-René Lefébure a French military, historian, physician, political writer and man of letters born in 1744 at Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne.[24]
- Robert Guérin du Rocher a Jesuit priest, who was beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926, was born in Repas.[25]
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