Rabodanges

Rabodanges (French pronunciation: [ʁabɔdɑ̃ʒ] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department of the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.^[2]

Rabodanges
Part of Putanges-le-Lac
Rabodanges lake on the river Orne
Location of Rabodanges
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Coordinates: 48°48′02″N 0°16′56″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Commune	Putanges-le-Lac
Area 1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	174
• Density	18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61210
Elevation	70–241 m (230–791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

History

The former name of the parish was "Culley-sur-Orne" (until 1650).

The name "Rabodanges" is a corruption of "Rabodinghes" — a fief situated in Artois close to Saint-Omer — from where the manorial family which also owned the land of Culley-sur-Orne originated; the title of nobility was raised to "Marquis de Rabodanges" by King Louis XIV. The last representative of this family, established in Normandy since the 16th century, died without issue in 1792.

Demography

Historical population of Rabodanges
(Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE^[1])

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2022
Population	250	217	170	168	149	157	167	174

Places of interest

• Its chateau built in the classical style (open for visits)
• Rabodanges is also known for its lake, on which one can water-ski.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Robert Bordet, a Norman adventurer, born in Rabodanges, who acquired the county of Tarragona (Spain) in 1129.