Boucé, Orne
Boucé | |
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Coordinates: 48°38′51″N 0°05′21″W / 48.647500°N 0.0892°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Messager[1] |
Area 1 | 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 583 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61055 /61570 |
Elevation | 172–268 m (564–879 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Boucé (French pronunciation: [buse] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bellenger, Le Bois Pépin, La Pelletrie, La Farinière, Le Gassel, Le Cruchet and Boucé.[3]
It is 2,040 hectares (7.9 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).
Boucé along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Boucé has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Gue de la Heze stream, Moulin de Besnard stream and the Landelles stream.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 784 | — |
1975 | 700 | −1.61% |
1982 | 645 | −1.16% |
1990 | 630 | −0.29% |
1999 | 619 | −0.20% |
2009 | 597 | −0.36% |
2014 | 620 | +0.76% |
2020 | 598 | −0.60% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Boucé · 61570, France". Boucé · 61570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Motte féodale à Boucé - PA00110750". monumentum.fr.
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