Aunay-les-Bois
Aunay-les-Bois | |
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Location of Aunay-les-Bois | |
  Aunay-les-Bois Location within France  Aunay-les-Bois Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′40″N 0°17′33″E / 48.5444°N 0.2925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Écouves |
| Intercommunality | CC Vallée Haute Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Victor Marques[1] |
Area 1 | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 138 |
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (41.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61013 /61500 |
| Elevation | 147–203 m (482–666 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aunay-les-Bois (French pronunciation: [onɛ le bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy in northwestern France. It is notable for its Karting racetrack, which hosts rounds of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Ogrière, Chambillon, Le Bourg Guérin, La Fortinière, Aunay-les-Bois and Champenou.[4]
A river, la Tanche flows through the commune.[5]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 133 | — |
| 1975 | 140 | +0.74% |
| 1982 | 141 | +0.10% |
| 1990 | 120 | −2.00% |
| 1999 | 144 | +2.05% |
| 2007 | 155 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 186 | +3.71% |
| 2017 | 145 | −4.86% |
| 2023 | 138 | −0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Notable buildings and places
- Circuit International D’Aunay Les Bois is a Karting racetrack that hosts rounds of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.[8]
National heritage sites
- Château d'Aunay-les-Bois is a 17th-century chateau, declared as a Monument historique in 1971.[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.
- ↑ "OUEST KARTING (horaires ouverture) - Aunay Les Bois 61500". www.ouestkarting.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Tanche (M0024300)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Aunay-les-Bois: Encore du régional à international | Kartmag". www.kartmag.fr.
- ↑ "Château à Aunay-les-Bois - PA00110733". monumentum.fr.
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