Appenai-sous-Bellême
Appenai-sous-Bellême | |
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 The church in Appenai-sous-Bellême | |
Location of Appenai-sous-Bellême | |
  Appenai-sous-Bellême Location within France  Appenai-sous-Bellême Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′43″N 0°33′32″E / 48.3453°N 0.5589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Ceton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Jean[1] |
Area 1 | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 275 |
| • Density | 25.6/km2 (66.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61005 /61130 |
| Elevation | 123–196 m (404–643 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Appenai-sous-Bellême (French pronunciation: [apənɛ su bɛlɛm] ⓘ, Appenai under Bellême) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Joffardière, La Vallée Aubry, Appenai-sous-Bellême, Le Plessis, Cône Bergère, La Métairie, La Heulinière, La Ramblaise and La Vacherie.[3]
Appenai-sous-Bellême along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé and Belforêt-en-Perche is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site.[4] The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash.[5]
A river, La Coudre flows through the commune.[6]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 293 | — |
| 1975 | 238 | −2.93% |
| 1982 | 199 | −2.52% |
| 1990 | 223 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 222 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 234 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 253 | +1.57% |
| 2017 | 276 | +1.76% |
| 2023 | 275 | −0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
- Château des Feugerets is a 16th-century Chateau, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The Chateau grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of La Chapelle-Souëf[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500109 - Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme - Description".
- ↑ "Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Bellême" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Coudre (M0386000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Château des Feugerets (également sur commune d'Appenai-sous-Bellême) à La Chapelle-Souëf - PA61000025". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Château des Feugerets à Appenai-sous-Bellême - PA61000026". monumentum.fr.
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