Les Tourailles
Les Tourailles (French pronunciation: [le tuʁaj] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre.[3] The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
Les Tourailles | |
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Part of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre | |
Location of Les Tourailles | |
  Les Tourailles  Les Tourailles | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 0°24′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
| Commune | Athis-Val-de-Rouvre |
| Area 1 | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 59 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61100 |
| Elevation | 159–254 m (522–833 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
- Watercourses: The river Rouvre.
History
- Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance chapel, departure point for pilgrimages since the 9th century.
Administration
| Start | End | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | March 2001 | Paul Le Secq | - |
| March 2001 | 2016 | Odile Gauquelin | Independent |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 102 | — |
| 1968 | 84 | −3.18% |
| 1975 | 74 | −1.79% |
| 1982 | 96 | +3.79% |
| 1990 | 102 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 67 | −4.56% |
| 2007 | 75 | +1.42% |
| 2012 | 71 | −1.09% |
| 2019 | 59 | −2.61% |
| Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (2007-2019)[5][1] | ||
Sites and monuments
- Basilica of the Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance chapel, completed in 1939.
- 16th-century castle keep, a good ensemble with two pavilions.
- Bridge of Tourailles, the remains of a Roman bridge.
- Pilgrimages on 8 September and 31 May.
People associated with Les Tourailles
- Antoine de Montchrestien (born Falaise, Calvados 1570,[6] died Les Tourailles 1621). Poet and author. Known by the name of 'Vatteville'. He tried to revive the religious wars of the sixteenth century but was killed when making a traveller's stop in Les Tourailles.
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Tourailles, EHESS (in French).
- Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)
- "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
- "Populations légales 2012: Commune des Tourailles (61489)". INSEE. 27 December 2014.
- The main biographical article gives his year of birth as c. 1575, as does the French biographical article.
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