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Almenêches

Almenêches
Commune
The church in Almenêches
The church in Almenêches
Coat of arms of Almenêches
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Almenêches
Almenêches is located in France
Almenêches
Almenêches
Location within France
Almenêches is located in Normandy
Almenêches
Almenêches
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Vinet[1]
Area
1
20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
638
 • Density31.5/km2 (81.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61002 /61570
Elevation158–247 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.

Almenêches (French pronunciation: [almənɛːʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Geography

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 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[5]

Almenêches along with another 65 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 Orne, Dieuge and Don.[7][8] The other twelve watercourses are all streams;

  1. la Gironde
  2. Fausse Rivière
  3. Querpont
  4. L'Epinet
  5. Noës
  6. Essards
  7. Essards
  8. Essarts
  9. Rogneux
  10. Calvaire
  11. Joncerai
  12. Plessis

Places of interest

National heritage sites

Almenêches church a 16th-century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[9]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 615—    
1975 516−2.48%
1982 600+2.18%
1990 660+1.20%
1999 645−0.26%
2007 696+0.96%
2012 689−0.20%
2017 716+0.77%
2023 638−1.90%
Source: INSEE[10]

The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French.[11]

Notable people

  • Louis-Guillaume Perreaux (1816 -1889) an inventor who submitted one of the first patents for a working motorcycle in 1869, was born here.[12]

Heraldry

Arms of Almenêches
Arms of Almenêches
 The arms of Almenêches are blazoned :
Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Commune d'Almenêches (61002)". INSEE.
  4. ^ a b "Almenêches · 61570, France". Almenêches · 61570, France.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
  6. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  7. ^ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)" (in French). Sandre.
  8. ^ "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Don (I20-0400)" (in French). Sandre.
  9. ^ "Eglise à Almenêches - PA00110713". monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  11. ^ Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.
  12. ^ "Louis-Guillaume Perreaux, le Vinci d'Almenêches". Ouest-France.fr. 18 August 2021.
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