Tanville
Tanville | |
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 Location of Tanville | |
  Tanville Location within France  Tanville Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′09″N 0°00′32″E / 48.5692°N 0.0089°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Taupin[1] |
Area 1 | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 227 |
| • Density | 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61480 /61500 |
| Elevation | 255–406 m (837–1,332 ft) (avg. 317 m or 1,040 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tanville (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Tertre, L'Être Perreaux, L'Aunai Géru, L'Être Haie and L'Être Ragaine.[3]
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
Tanville has two rivers that flow through its borders, La Senneviere & La Thouane, in addition to a single stream, Ruisseau de Blanchelande.[6][7][8]
Tanville along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[9] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[10]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]- Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Thouane (I2030600)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Senneviere (I2010600)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Blanchelande (I2032000)".
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
- ↑ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
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