La Forêt-Auvray (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ ovʁɛ] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[2] It is located about 200 km west of Paris, 45 km south of Caen, 55 km north-west of Alençon.
La Forêt-Auvray | |
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Part of Putanges-le-Lac | |
Location of La Forêt-Auvray  | |
  La Forêt-Auvray  La Forêt-Auvray | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 0°20′28″W / 48.8122°N 0.3411°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
| Commune | Putanges-le-Lac |
Area 1 | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 169 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61210 |
| Elevation | 65–251 m (213–823 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
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