Boucé (French pronunciation: [buse] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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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 | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| 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. | |
Geography
editThe 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 along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[5]
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.
Population
edit| 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[6] | ||
Notable buildings and places
editNational heritage sites
editFeudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Boucé · 61570, France". Boucé · 61570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Motte féodale à Boucé - PA00110750". monumentum.fr.
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