Beaufai

Beaufai
Commune
The church in Beaufai
Location of Beaufai
Beaufai Location within France Beaufai Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°45′01″N 0°30′56″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Rai
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Aigle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Netzer
Area 1	12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	314
• Density	24.3/km2 (63.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61032 /61270
Elevation	214–301 m (702–988 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaufai (French pronunciation: [bofɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Carlière, Beaufai and Château de Livet.

The river Risle flows through the commune, plus there is a stream the Ruisseau de Corru.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	442	—
1975	411	−1.03%
1982	314	−3.77%
1990	308	−0.24%
1999	346	+1.30%
2007	337	−0.33%
2012	365	+1.61%
2017	342	−1.29%
2023	314	−1.41%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

• Jacqueline Baudrier -(1922 – 2009) a French radio and television journalist, UNESCO ambassador and in 1975 became President-General Director of Radio France was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department