Tanques (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃k] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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 The town hall in Tanques | |
Location of Tanques  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′17″N 0°04′19″W / 48.6881°N 0.0719°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lucienne Morin[1] |
Area 1 | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 157 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61479 /61150 |
| Elevation | 153–234 m (502–768 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 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, Mengné,Les Coudraies and Tanques.[3]
Tanques along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
It is 620 hectares (2.4 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 166 metres (545 ft). The River Cance, Marais de Fleuriel stream and the Bel Usse stream flow through the commune.
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 "Tanques · France". Tanques · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
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