Avoine, Orne
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Avoine | |
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 The chateau in Avoine in the early 20th century | |
Location of Avoine  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°40′21″N 0°05′40″W / 48.6725°N 0.0944°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Garnier[1] |
Area 1 | 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 217 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61020 /61150 |
| Elevation | 152–214 m (499–702 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avoine (French pronunciation: [avwan] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.[3]
The commune is within the area known as the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.[4]
It is 943 hectares (3.6 sq mi) in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183 metres (600 ft).
Avoine along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.[6]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 295 | — |
| 1975 | 248 | −2.45% |
| 1982 | 254 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 231 | −1.18% |
| 1999 | 227 | −0.19% |
| 2009 | 250 | +0.97% |
| 2014 | 235 | −1.23% |
| 2020 | 214 | −1.55% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
