Athis-Val de Rouvre | |
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Coordinates: 48°48′40″N 0°29′56″W / 48.811°N 0.499°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Lange [1] |
Area 1 | 76.97 km2 (29.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 4,216 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61007 /61430, 61100 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Athis-Val de Rouvre (French pronunciation: [atis val də ʁuvʁ]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France, the municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Athis-de-l'Orne (the seat), Bréel, La Carneille, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, Ronfeugerai, Ségrie-Fontaine, Taillebois and Les Tourailles. [3]
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. [4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Le Rocher Nantreuil, La Tarillée, La Motte, Ronfeugerai, La Fosse, La Mancelière, L'Être Hardy, La Pigeonnière, La Carneille, Taillebois, Le Hamel, Les Onfrairies, Les Tourailles, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, Ségrie-Fontaine, Oëtre, Le Douit de Bréel, Bréel, Le Val Fermé and Athis. [5]
The commune has three rivers running through it, the Vere, the Gine and the Rouvre. In addition there are five streams running through the commune, Aubusson, Meheudin, Ferronniere, Fontaine and Onfrairies.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,739 | — |
1975 | 3,885 | +0.55% |
1982 | 4,194 | +1.10% |
1990 | 4,175 | −0.06% |
1999 | 4,066 | −0.29% |
2007 | 4,298 | +0.70% |
2012 | 4,319 | +0.10% |
2017 | 4,256 | −0.29% |
Source: INSEE [6] |
Jardin Intérieur à Ciel Ouvert is a contemporary garden that was made open to the public in 2011, featuring over 1,200 species of plants. [7] It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. [8]
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.