Almenêches

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

Almenêches
Commune
The church in Almenêches
The church in Almenêches
Coat of arms of Almenêches
Coat of arms
Location of Almenêches
Almenêches is located in France
Almenêches
Almenêches
Almenêches is located in Normandy
Almenêches
Almenêches
Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Vinet[1]
Area
1
20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
647
 • Density32/km2 (83/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.

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]

Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don.[5][6] The other twelve watercourses are all streams;[6]

  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 centaury Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[7]

Population

The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1865 853—    
1962 611−28.4%
1968 615+0.7%
1975 516−16.1%
1982 600+16.3%
1990 660+10.0%
1999 645−2.3%
2005 687+6.5%
2009 649−5.5%
2012 689+6.2%

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.[9]


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 légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Commune d'Almenêches (61002) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. "Almenêches · 61570, France". Almenêches · 61570, France.
  5. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  6. "Mairie d'Almenêches et sa commune (61570)". Annuaire-Mairie. 4 September 2023.
  7. "Eglise à Almenêches - PA00110713". monumentum.fr.
  8. Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.
  9. "Louis-Guillaume Perreaux, le Vinci d'Almenêches". Ouest-France.fr. 18 August 2021.
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