Tinchebray-Bocage

Tinchebray-Bocage (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ʃ(ə)bʁɛ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2015, of the communes of Beauchêne, Frênes, Larchamp, Saint-Cornier-des-Landes, Saint-Jean-des-Bois, Tinchebray and Yvrandes.^[3]

Tinchebray-Bocage
Commune
A general view of Tinchebray
Location of Tinchebray-Bocage
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Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Domfront en Poiraie
Intercommunality	Domfront Tinchebray
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Josette Porquet[1]
Area 1	99.88 km2 (38.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,850
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61486 /61800
Elevation	77–151 m (253–495 ft)
Website	www.tinchebray.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,586	—
1975	5,460	−0.33%
1982	5,334	−0.33%
1990	5,154	−0.43%
1999	5,067	−0.19%
2007	5,008	−0.15%
2012	5,049	+0.16%
2017	4,933	−0.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

Main sights and notable buildings

• Musée du clou is a museum set in an authentic 18th century forge, that is dedicated to the making of nails^[5]
• Maison du sabotier - a museum dedicated to the tools and machinery used in the making of Clogs.^[6]
• Prison royale de Tinchebray - a local museum dedicated to telling the story of the local 17th century prison.^[7]

National Heritage sites

The Commune has a total of 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Yvrandes Church - 14th Century church, added as a monument in 1926.^[8]
• Former prison of Tinchebray - 17th Century prison, added as a monument in 1978.^[9] It is now a museum.^[10]
• Rochefort spinning mill - 19th Century Mill that was in use up to 1960 for working with wool, added as a monument in 1997.^[11]
• Montiers Church - 17th century church, added as a monument in 1985.^[12]
• Saint-Rémy Chapel - an 11th century church, added as a monument in 1944.^[13]
• Manoir de la Guyonnière - a 17th century manor house, added as a monument in 1979.^[14]

Notable People

• Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (1779 -1845)the inventor of the method for industrial production of sugar from beet died and was buried here.^[15][16]
• Edgar Le Bastard (1836 -1892) a French industrialist and politician in the nineteenth century was born here.^[17]
• André Breton (1896 -1966) a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism, was born here.^[18][19]
• Guy Degrenne (1925 - 2006) a French businessman who specialised in cutlery and silverware.^[20]
• Sylvia Bassot (1940 - 2014) a member of the National Assembly of France from 1996 until 2012 is buried here.^[16]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Tinchebray-Bocage is twinned with:^[21]

• Fallingbostel-Dorfmark, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department