Almenêches

Almenêches

Coat of arms
Almenêches

Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108Coordinates: 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 Argentan
Canton Mortrée
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortrée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Paul Vinet
Area1 20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 689
  Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61002 / 61570
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Almenêches is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1865 853    
1865 853+0.0%
1962 611−28.4%
1968 615+0.7%
1975 516−16.1%
1982 600+16.3%
1990 660+10.0%
1999 645−2.3%
2005 687+6.5%
2009 649−5.5%
2012 689+6.2%

Heraldry

The arms of Almenêches are blazoned :
Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.

See also

References

  1. Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.
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