Le Bouillon
Le Bouillon | |
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 A M4 Sherman tank at the cross of Médavy | |
Location of Le Bouillon | |
  Le Bouillon Location within France  Le Bouillon Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′44″N 0°06′15″E / 48.5622°N 0.1042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Mesnel[1] |
Area 1 | 17.77 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 167 |
| • Density | 9.40/km2 (24.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61056 /61500 |
| Elevation | 197–393 m (646–1,289 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Bouillon (French pronunciation: [lə bujɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Tertres, La Cheunière, La Foretterie, La Vallière, La Monnerie, Le Bouillon and L'Angle.[3]
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
La Briante is the sole watercourse that flows through the commune.[6]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Points of interest
- Parc Animalier d'Écouves is a zoo covering 18 hectares that was established in 2006.[7] The zoo has over 400 animals.[8]
National heritage sites
- Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[9]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 154 | — |
| 1975 | 158 | +0.37% |
| 1982 | 138 | −1.91% |
| 1990 | 156 | +1.54% |
| 1999 | 151 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 144 | −0.59% |
| 2012 | 169 | +3.25% |
| 2017 | 171 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 167 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Briante (M0046700)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Eau, fourrage : le parc animalier d'Ecouves, dans l'Orne, aspire à davantage d'autonomie". actu.fr. 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Orne. Le parc animalier d'Ecouves, un zoo pas comme les autres". tendanceouest.com.
- ↑ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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