Beauvain

Beauvain
Commune
The church in Beauvain
Location of Beauvain
Beauvain Location within France Beauvain Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°36′29″N 0°18′23″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	La Ferté-Macé
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eugène Châtel
Area 1	12.46 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	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
Elevation	214–291 m (702–955 ft) (avg. 282 m or 925 ft)
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

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.

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. The source of the river Rouvre is within this commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine