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Tourouvre
Saint-Aubin church
Location of Tourouvre
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonTourouvre (chef-lieu)
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Monhée
Area
1
24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
1,649
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61491 /61190
Elevation180–304 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

Arms of Tourouvre
Arms of Tourouvre
The arms of Tourouvre are blazoned :
Per fess, azure and Or, 3 ox heads Or and 3 maple leaves vert.



See also

References

  1. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 Template:Fr
  2. ^ 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.