Beauvain
Beauvain | |
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.jpg) The church in Beauvain | |
 Location of Beauvain | |
  Beauvain Location within France  Beauvain Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′29″N 0°18′23″W / 48.6081°N 0.3064°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eugène Châtel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.46 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 258 |
| • Density | 20.7/km2 (53.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61035 /61600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beauvain (French pronunciation: [bovɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]It is 21,250 hectares (82.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 275 metres (902 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3]
The commune has one river, the Rouvre flowing through its borders, plus five streams, the Masses, the Beaudouit, the Moulinet, the Bois Tesselin and La Petitiere.[4][5][6][7] The source of the river Rouvre is within this commune.[8]
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 212 | −1.76% |
| 1982 | 177 | −2.54% |
| 1990 | 166 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 253 | +4.79% |
| 2007 | 277 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 269 | −0.58% |
| 2017 | 271 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 258 | −0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Petitiere (I2309100)". Sandre. SandreI2309100.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Moulinet (I2304000)". Sandre. SandreI2304000.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Beaudouit (I2303000)". Sandre. SandreI2303000.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Bois Tesselin (I2300850)". Sandre. SandreI2300850.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Rouvre (I23-0400)". Sandre. SandreI23-0400.
- ↑ "Beauvain · 61600, France". Beauvain · 61600, France.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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