Beauvain
Commune in Normandy, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beauvain (French pronunciation: [bovɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
.jpg)
Beauvain | |
|---|---|
The church in Beauvain | |
 Location of Beauvain | |
  Beauvain  Beauvain | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 12.46 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 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. | |
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.[3]
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.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 212 | −1.76% |
| 1982 | 177 | −2.54% |
| 1990 | 166 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 253 | +4.79% |
| 2009 | 280 | +1.02% |
| 2014 | 261 | −1.40% |
| 2020 | 272 | +0.69% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
