Commune in Normandy, France
| Almenêches | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The church in Almenêches | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Almenêches | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Vinet |
| Area | 20.27 km (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 642 |
| • Density | 32/km (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61002 /61570 |
| Elevation | 158–247 m (518–810 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.
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.
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.
Almenêches along with another 70 communes is also part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don. The other twelve watercourses are all streams;
- la Gironde
- Fausse Rivière
- Querpont
- L'Epinet
- Noës
- Essards
- Essards
- Essarts
- Rogneux
- Calvaire
- Joncerai
- Plessis
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Almenêches
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 615 | — |
| 1975 | 516 | −2.48% |
| 1982 | 600 | +2.18% |
| 1990 | 660 | +1.20% |
| 1999 | 645 | −0.26% |
| 2009 | 693 | +0.72% |
| 2014 | 705 | +0.34% |
| 2020 | 647 | −1.42% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French.
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.
Heraldry
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The arms of Almenêches are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.
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See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Commune d'Almenêches (61002)". INSEE.
- ^ "Almenêches · 61570, France". Almenêches · 61570, France.
- "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- "Eglise à Almenêches - PA00110713". monumentum.fr.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.
- "Louis-Guillaume Perreaux, le Vinci d'Almenêches". Ouest-France.fr. 18 August 2021.
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