Tourouvre au Perche
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The town hall in Tourouvre au Perche
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Location of Tourouvre au Perche  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°35′24″N 0°39′07″E / 48.590°N 0.652°E / 48.590; 0.652 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre au Perche |
| Intercommunality | CC Hauts Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Poirier[1] |
| Area
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| 93.76 km2 (36.20 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 3,023 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
61491 /61190
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tourouvre au Perche (French pronunciation: [tuʁuvʁ o pɛʁʃ]) is a commune in the departmentofOrne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Autheuil, Bivilliers, Bresolettes, Bubertré, Champs, Lignerolles, La Poterie-au-Perche, Prépotin, Randonnai and Tourouvre (the seat).[3]
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[4][5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,602 | — |
| 1975 | 4,020 | +1.58% |
| 1982 | 3,768 | −0.92% |
| 1990 | 3,377 | −1.36% |
| 1999 | 3,311 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 3,361 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 3,339 | −0.13% |
| 2017 | 3,127 | −1.30% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
On 22 December 2016, the world's first solar-panel road - the Wattway on the RD5 road - was inaugurated. It was covered with 2,800 square meters of electricity-generating panels. The panels are covered with a resin containing fine sheets of silicon, making them tough enough to withstand all traffic. The project cost 5m Euros. On 22 July 2019 it was reported to be a colossal failure.[7]
The Commune has a total of 5 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
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