Lignères
Lignères | |
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 Location of Lignères | |
  Lignères Location within France  Lignères Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′09″N 0°18′40″E / 48.7358°N 0.3111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Cotrel-Lassaussaye[1] |
Area 1 | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 32 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Lignérois, Lignéroises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61225 /61240 |
| Elevation | 203–285 m (666–935 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lignères (French pronunciation: [liɲɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 83 | — |
| 1975 | 80 | −0.52% |
| 1982 | 54 | −5.46% |
| 1990 | 40 | −3.68% |
| 1999 | 50 | +2.51% |
| 2007 | 31 | −5.80% |
| 2012 | 26 | −3.46% |
| 2017 | 28 | +1.49% |
| 2023 | 32 | +2.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Geography
[edit]Lignères is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Lignères and Darnétal.[4]
Lignères is located between L'Aigle and Argentan. The town can be accessed via exit number 16 of the A28 highway, followed by Departmental Road 932 and RD 232.
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[5]
The river La Maure plus three streams, Ruisseau du Menil, Ruisseau de Veaulecent and Ruisseau des Viviers flow through the commune.[6][7][8][9]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Maure (I0109000)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Menil (I0109300)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Veaulecent (I0109100)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Viviers (I0109150)".
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