Tourouvre
Tourouvre (French pronunciation: [tuʁuvʁ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche.[2]
Tourouvre | |
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Part of Tourouvre au Perche | |
 Saint-Aubin church | |
Location of Tourouvre | |
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| Coordinates: 48°35′28″N 0°39′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre (chef-lieu) |
| Commune | Tourouvre au Perche |
| Area 1 | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,519 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61190 |
| Elevation | 180–304 m (591–997 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The first photovoltaic road in the world was under construction in Tourouvre in November–December 2016.[3] It was built by Société Nouvelle Aeracem (SNA), and dedicated by the French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal on 25 October 2016.[3] In 2019, Le Monde declared the experiment a failure.[4]
Heraldry
 Arms of Tourouvre |
The arms of Tourouvre are blazoned : Per fess, azure and Or, 3 ox heads Or and 3 maple leaves vert.
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See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
- Bourgin, Yohann (October 25, 2016). "High Tech. Ségolène Royal lance la première route solaire dans l'Orne". Sud-Ouest. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- "En Normandie, le fiasco de la plus grande route solaire du monde". Le Monde.fr. 22 July 2019.
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