Putanges-Pont-Écrepin (French pronunciation: [pytɑ̃ʒ pɔ̃.t‿ekʁəpɛ̃] ) is a village and a former commune in the Orne département of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[2]
Putanges-Pont-Écrepin | |
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Part of Putanges-le-Lac | |
Location of Putanges-Pont-Écrepin  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°45′52″N 0°14′45″W / 48.7644°N 0.2458°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
| Commune | Putanges-le-Lac |
Area 1 | 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 990 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61210 |
| Elevation | 121–241 m (397–791 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 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]
Heraldry
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The arms of Putanges-Pont-Écrepin are blazoned : Or, a lion vert, armed, langued and crowned argent, standing on a 3-arched bridge sable masoned argent, issuant from a base engrailed (river) azure.
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See also
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References
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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