Boucé, Orne
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| 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 | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Messager[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 583 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/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]
It is 2,040 hectares (7.9 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).
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.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[4] | ||
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Boucé · 61570, France". Boucé · 61570, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Motte féodale à Boucé - PA00110750". monumentum.fr.
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