Le Bouillon
Appearance
Le Bouillon | |
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![]() A Sherman tank at the cross of Médavy | |
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 (2021)[2] | 167 |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/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.
Points of interest
[edit]- Parc Animalier d'Écouves is a zoo covering 18 hectares that was established in 2006. [3] The zoo has over 400 animals.[4]
National heritage sites
[edit]- 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.[5]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 154 | — |
1975 | 158 | +0.37% |
1982 | 138 | −1.91% |
1990 | 156 | +1.54% |
1999 | 151 | −0.36% |
2009 | 146 | −0.34% |
2014 | 175 | +3.69% |
2020 | 167 | −0.78% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "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 en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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