Aunou-le-Faucon
Aunou-le-Faucon (French pronunciation: [onu lə fokɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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 The English Tower in Aunou-le-Faucon | |
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| Coordinates: 48°43′50″N 0°02′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cécile Dupont[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 248 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61014 /61200 |
| Elevation | 154–200 m (505–656 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 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, Le Port d'Aunou, Le Moulin, Le Monthart and Aunou-le-Faucon.[3]
Aunou-le-Faucon has 3 water courses running through it, The Orne plus two streams the Noës and Rogneux.[4][5]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 185 | — |
| 1968 | 206 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 192 | −6.8% |
| 1982 | 208 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 260 | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 243 | −6.5% |
| 2006 | 261 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 265 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 232 | −12.5% |
Places of interest
National heritage sites
Tour aux Anglais a 14th centaury building that was listed as a Monument historique in 1981.[6]
In popular culture
Aunou-le-Faucon featured as a fief - originally owned by Robert de Thibouville, the father Marguerite de Carrouges - at the center of a dispute between Jean de Carrouges, the husband of Marguerite, and Jacques le Gris, the favorite of their liege-lord, Peter II, Count of Alençon, in the 2021 film The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott.[7]
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Aunou-le-Faucon · France". Aunou-le-Faucon · France.
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- "Mairie d'Aunou-le-Faucon et sa commune (61200)". Annuaire-Mairie. 4 September 2023.
- "Ancien manoir dit Tour aux Anglais à Aunou-le-Faucon - PA00110734". monumentum.fr.
- Holzwarth, Larry. "The True Story of The Last Duel and Judicial Combat". History Collection. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
