Tinchebray

Tinchebray
Tinchebray
Location within Lower Normandy region  Tinchebray
Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°WCoordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Domfront
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Tinchebray
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jérôme Nury
Area^1	26.52 km^2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,681
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	610486 / 61800
Elevation	152–311 m (499–1,020 ft)
Website	www.tinchebray.fr
^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.

Tinchebray is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage.

It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106.

Heraldry

The arms of Tinchebray are blazoned : Azure, a key between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent, on a chief gules a lion passant between 2 fleurs de lys Or.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

• INSEE