Athis-de-l'Orne

Athis-de-l'Orne
Part of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Coat of arms
Location of Athis-de-l'Orne
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Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 0°30′00″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Commune	Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Area 1	32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	2,536
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61430
Elevation	102–268 m (335–879 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Athis-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre. The modifier "de l'Orne" was added to the name in 1968, to distinguish it from Athis in the departement of Marne and Athis-Mons in the departement of Essonne.

The rivers Vère and Lembron run through it. The church of St. Vigor dates from the 19th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,047	—
1968	2,016	−1.5%
1975	2,202	+9.2%
1982	2,369	+7.6%
1990	2,395	+1.1%
1999	2,423	+1.2%
2006	2,579	+6.4%
2009	2,605	+1.0%
2012	2,577	−1.1%
2014	2,555	−0.9%

International relations

It has been twinned since 1980 with Bromyard in Herefordshire, England, and since 1986 with Schöppenstedt in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Heraldry

Arms of Athis-de-l'Orne

The arms of Athis-de-l'Orne are blazoned : Argent, 2 chevrons between 3 ducks sable.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department