Mauves-sur-Huisne
Mauves-sur-Huisne | |
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 The church in Mauves-sur-Huisne | |
Location of Mauves-sur-Huisne | |
  Mauves-sur-Huisne Location within France  Mauves-sur-Huisne Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 0°37′16″E / 48.45°N 0.6211°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Rocton[1] |
Area 1 | 14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 533 |
| • Density | 37.4/km2 (96.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61255 /61400 |
| Elevation | 132–262 m (433–860 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mauves-sur-Huisne (French pronunciation: [mov syʁ ɥin] ⓘ, literally Mauves on Huisne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
Mauves-sur-Huisne is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mauves-sur-Huisne, Le Moulin de Mauves, La Boisardière and La Blanchardière.[3]
The commune, along with another 70 communes, shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[4]
The river Huisne flows through the commune.[5] in addition La Chippe is another watercourse that traverses through the commune.[6]
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Points of interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[7]
- Bridge in Mauves-sur-Huisne the bridge was built between 1610–11, it was registered as a monument in 1939.[8]
- Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.[9]
Notable people
- Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle - (1742 - 1807) a Saint Dominican writer of French literature and translator, who died here.[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 https://www.google.com/maps/place/61400+Mauves-sur-Huisne,+France/@48.4400424,0.5658546,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e23433a8dce4b9:0x40c14484fb814f0!8m2!3d48.447634!4d0.620491!16s%2Fm%2F03w9kyn?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Huisne (M0--0150)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Chippe (M0305600)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Pont à Mauves-sur-Huisne - PA00110849". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Mauves-sur-Huisne - PA00110848". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-René Dureau de la Malle (1742-1807)". data.bnf.fr.
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