Almenêches
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The church in Almenêches
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Location of Almenêches  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Vinet[1] |
| Area
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| 20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 645 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
61002 /61570
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| Elevation | 158–247 m (518–810 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Almenêches (French pronunciation: [almənɛːʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
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]
Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don.[5] The other twelve watercourses are all streams;
Neighbouring communes[4]
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Almenêches church a 16th century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[7] | ||
The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French.[8]
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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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