Tinchebray

Tinchebray
Tinchebray
Location within Lower Normandy region  Tinchebray
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Tinchebray (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Tinchebray
Mayor	Jérôme Nur (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	152–311 m (499–1,020 ft)
Land area1	26.52 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population2	2,681  (2006)
- Density	101 /km2 (260 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	610486/ 61800
Website	www.tinchebray.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tinchebray is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106.

Heraldry

The arms of Tinchebray are blazoned : Azure, a key between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent, on a chief gules a lion passant between 2 fleurs de lys Or.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

• INSEE