Bonsmoulins

Bonsmoulins
Ruins of the château
Location of Bonsmoulins
Bonsmoulins
Bonsmoulins
Coordinates: 48°39′04″N 0°32′12″E / 48.6511°N 0.5367°E / 48.6511; 0.5367
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonTourouvre au Perche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Zo[1]
Area
1
7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
232
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61053 /61380
Elevation223–291 m (732–955 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonsmoulins (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃mulɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

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.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 204—    
1975 176−2.09%
1982 144−2.83%
1990 156+1.01%
1999 213+3.52%
2009 224+0.50%
2014 262+3.18%
2020 233−1.94%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Bonsmoulins are blazoned :
Gules, a tower Or open, pierced and masoned sable, issuant from a base azure charged with a millwheel argent. (possibly non-official)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE