Tourouvre
Appearance
Tourouvre | |
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Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Tourouvre (chef-lieu) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Monhée |
Area 1 | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 1,649 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61491 /61190 |
Elevation | 180–304 m (591–997 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Tourouvre is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre-au-Perche.[1]
The first photovoltaic road in the world was under construction in Tourouvre in November-December 2016.[2] It was built by Société Nouvelle Aeracem (SNA), and dedicated by the French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal on October 25, 2016.[2]
Heraldry
The arms of Tourouvre are blazoned : Per fess, azure and Or, 3 ox heads Or and 3 maple leaves vert.
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See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 Template:Fr
- ^ a b Bourgin, Yohann (October 25, 2016). "High Tech. Ségolène Royal lance la première route solaire dans l'Orne". Sud-Ouest. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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