Athis-de-l'Orne

Athis-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre. The modifier "de l'Orne" was added to the name in 1968, to distinguish it from Athis in the departement of Marne and Athis-Mons in the departement of Essonne. The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.

Athis-de-l'Orne
Part of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Coat of arms
Location of Athis-de-l'Orne
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Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 0°30′00″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Commune	Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Area 1	32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	2,514
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61430
Elevation	102–268 m (335–879 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The rivers Vère and Lembron run through it. The church of St. Vigor dates from the 19th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,047	—
1968	2,016	−1.5%
1975	2,202	+9.2%
1982	2,369	+7.6%
1990	2,395	+1.1%
1999	2,423	+1.2%
2006	2,579	+6.4%
2009	2,605	+1.0%
2012	2,577	−1.1%
2014	2,555	−0.9%

International relations

It has been twinned since 1980 with Bromyard in Herefordshire, England, and since 1986 with Schöppenstedt in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Heraldry

Arms of Athis-de-l'Orne

The arms of Athis-de-l'Orne are blazoned : Argent, 2 chevrons between 3 ducks sable.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department