Aunou-sur-Orne
Aunou-sur-Orne | |
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![]() The church in Aunou-sur-Orne | |
Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 0°13′50″E / 48.6122°N 0.2306°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Sées |
Intercommunality | CC Sources Orne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Lubrun[1] |
Area 1 | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 268 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61015 /61500 |
Elevation | 171–233 m (561–764 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aunou-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [onu syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Aunou on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]Aunou-sur-Orne along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[3] The area is focused on the sources of the Orne and its main tributaries up to Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin, an area that is prone to flooding and has water all year round.[3][4] The conservation area has thirteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[5]
History
[edit]In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez (sometimes spelled Saint-Cénery-près-Sées or Saint-Céneri-près-Sées).[6]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 273 | — |
1975 | 227 | −2.60% |
1982 | 207 | −1.31% |
1990 | 257 | +2.74% |
1999 | 255 | −0.09% |
2009 | 257 | +0.08% |
2014 | 279 | +1.66% |
2020 | 261 | −1.11% |
Source: INSEE[7] |
Personalities
[edit]Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Le site | hautevalleeorne". hautevalleeorne.n2000.fr.
- ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aunou-sur-Orne, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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