Almenêches (French pronunciation: [almənɛːʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
Geography
The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Saint-Hippolyte, Almenêches, Fligny, La Gare, Le Mesnil, Les Champs Bouchers, Le Friche, Surônes and Les Essarts.[4]
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[5]
Almenêches along with another 70 communes is also part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6]
Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don.[7] The other twelve watercourses are all streams;
- la Gironde
- Fausse Rivière
- Querpont
- L'Epinet
- Noës
- Essards
- Essards
- Essarts
- Rogneux
- Calvaire
- Joncerai
- Plessis
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Places of interest
National heritage sites
Almenêches church a 16th century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[8]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 615 | — |
| 1975 | 516 | −2.48% |
| 1982 | 600 | +2.18% |
| 1990 | 660 | +1.20% |
| 1999 | 645 | −0.26% |
| 2009 | 693 | +0.72% |
| 2014 | 705 | +0.34% |
| 2020 | 647 | −1.42% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French.[10]
Notable people
- Louis-Guillaume Perreaux (1816 -1889) an inventor who submitted one of the first patents for a working motorcycle in 1869, was born here.[11]
Heraldry
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The arms of Almenêches are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.
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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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Commune d'Almenêches (61002)". INSEE.
- ^ a b "Almenêches · 61570, France". Almenêches · 61570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ "Eglise à Almenêches - PA00110713". monumentum.fr.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Louis-Guillaume Perreaux, le Vinci d'Almenêches". Ouest-France.fr. 18 August 2021.
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