Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne
Aunou-sur-Orne

Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 0°13′50″E / 48.6122°N 0.2306°E / 48.6122; 0.2306Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 0°13′50″E / 48.6122°N 0.2306°E / 48.6122; 0.2306
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Alençon
Canton Sées
Intercommunality Pays de Sées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Louvel
Area1 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 257
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61015 / 61500
Elevation 171–233 m (561–764 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Aunou-sur-Orne is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

History

In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez (sometimes spelled Saint-Cénery-près-Sées or Saint-Céneri-près-Sées).[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962315    
1968273−13.3%
1975227−16.8%
1982207−8.8%
1990257+24.2%
1999255−0.8%
2006255+0.0%
2009257+0.8%

Personalities

Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.

See also

References

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