Gacé

Gacé (French pronunciation: [ɡase] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.

For other uses, see Gace (disambiguation).
Gacé
Commune
Gacé Castle (fr. Château de Gacé)
Gacé Castle (fr. Château de Gacé)
Location of Gacé
Gacé is located in France
Gacé
Gacé
Gacé is located in Normandy
Gacé
Gacé
Coordinates: 48°47′38″N 0°17′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonVimoutiers
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Grimbert[1]
Area
1
6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,796
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61181 /61230
Elevation179–316 m (587–1,037 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
Websitewww.gace.fr
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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Chapelle Mongenouil and Gacé.[3]

The commune has one river, The Touques and a single stream, the Bouillant running through its borders.[4]


Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,170—    
1975 2,397+1.43%
1982 2,192−1.27%
1990 2,247+0.31%
1999 2,041−1.06%
2007 2,110+0.42%
2012 2,031−0.76%
2017 1,861−1.73%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable buildings and places
  • Gacé museum a museum based at Chateau à Gacé that shows a collection of 2,500 minerals, fossils and meteorites.[6]
  • The Lady of the Camellias Museum based at the Chateau à Gacé is a museum dedicated to the life of Marie Duplessis.[7]

National heritage sites
  • Château à Gacé an 14th centaury chateau listed as a monument in 1968.[8]

Notable people

Heraldry
Arms of Gacé
Arms of Gacé
 The arms of Gacé are blazoned:
Argent, a lion gules, crowned Or, langued azure.



Administration
City Hall in the Castle

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

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Gacé · 61230, France". Gacé · 61230, France.
  4. "Mairie de Gacé et sa commune (61230)". Annuaire-Mairie. 4 September 2023.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Musée de Gacé : Plus de 2 500 minéraux, fossiles et météorites". actu.fr. 8 October 2019.
  7. "Insolite - Le musée de la Dame aux camélias au Château de Gacé". France 3 Normandie. 24 June 2023.
  8. "Château à Gacé - PA00110811". monumentum.fr.
  9. Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
  10. "Généalogie de Charles Auguste DE GOYON DE MATIGNON". Geneanet.
  11. Chalmers, Robbie (20 August 2019). "Kinross' twin town pals get taste of local culture". Daily Record.
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