Avoine (French pronunciation: [avwan] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Avoine | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′21″N 0°05′40″W / 48.6725°N 0.0944°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Garnier[1] |
Area 1 | 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 216 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61020 /61150 |
Elevation | 152–214 m (499–702 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editThe commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.[3]
It is 943 hectares (3.6 sq mi) in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183 metres (600 ft).
The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 295 | — |
1975 | 248 | −2.45% |
1982 | 254 | +0.34% |
1990 | 231 | −1.18% |
1999 | 227 | −0.19% |
2009 | 250 | +0.97% |
2014 | 235 | −1.23% |
2020 | 214 | −1.55% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Notable buildings and places
editNational heritage sites
edit- Château d'Avoines 17th century chateau listed as a Monument historique in 1979.[5]
See also
editReferences
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 "Avoine · 61150, France". Avoine · 61150, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Château d'Avoines ou Avoine à Avoine - PA00110736".
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