Boucé, Orne
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Location of Boucé | |
Boucé Boucé | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′51″N 0°05′21″W / 48.647500°N 0.0892°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Messager[1] |
Area 1 | 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 567 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61055 /61570 |
| Elevation | 172–268 m (564–879 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Boucé (French pronunciation: [buse] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bellenger, Le Bois Pépin, La Pelletrie, La Farinière, Le Gassel, Le Cruchet and Boucé.[3]
Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms.[4]
It is 2,040 hectares (7.9 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).
Boucé along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5] In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[6]
Boucé has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Gue de la Heze stream, Moulin de Besnard stream and the Landelles stream.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 784 | — |
| 1975 | 700 | −1.61% |
| 1982 | 645 | −1.16% |
| 1990 | 630 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 619 | −0.20% |
| 2009 | 597 | −0.36% |
| 2014 | 620 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 598 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Boucé · 61570, France". Boucé · 61570, France.
- ^ "Normandie Développement Durable" (PDF).
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Motte féodale à Boucé - PA00110750". monumentum.fr.