Beauvain (French pronunciation: [bovɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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.jpg) The church in Beauvain | |
Location of Beauvain  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°36′29″N 0°18′23″W / 48.6081°N 0.3064°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eugène Châtel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.46 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 271 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61035 /61600 |
| Elevation | 214–291 m (702–955 ft) (avg. 282 m or 925 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editIt is 21,250 hectares (82.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 275 metres (902 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3]
The commune has one river, the Rouvre flowing through its borders, plus five streams, the Masses, the Beaudouit, the Moulinet, the Bois Tesselin and La Petitiere.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 212 | −1.76% |
| 1982 | 177 | −2.54% |
| 1990 | 166 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 253 | +4.79% |
| 2009 | 280 | +1.02% |
| 2014 | 261 | −1.40% |
| 2020 | 272 | +0.69% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "Beauvain · 61600, France". Beauvain · 61600, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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