Rives d'Andaine
Commune in Normandy, France
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Rives d'Andaine (French pronunciation: [ʁiv dɑ̃dɛn]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of La Chapelle-d'Andaine (the seat), Couterne, Geneslay and Haleine.[3]
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Rives d'Andaine | |
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The church in La Chapelle d'Andaine | |
 Location of Rives d'Andaine | |
  Rives d'Andaine Location within France  Rives d'Andaine Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′59″N 0°28′48″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Turcan[1] |
Area 1 | 37.14 km2 (14.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,844 |
| • Density | 76.58/km2 (198.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61096 /61140, 61410 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Haut Coudray, La Petite Houssaye, La Hubaudière, La Frogerie, La Saucère, La Chapelle-d'Andaine, La Minerie, Le Petit Fay, Le Moulin Guérin, Le Bois Nardoux, Haleine and Geneslay.[4]
The Mayenne river flows through the commune.[5]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,927 | — |
| 1975 | 2,981 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 2,903 | −0.38% |
| 1990 | 3,049 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 3,047 | −0.01% |
| 2007 | 3,112 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 3,084 | −0.18% |
| 2017 | 3,054 | −0.20% |
| 2023 | 2,844 | −1.18% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
points of interest
Museums
- Aéro-Mémoire 39-45 - A museum dedicated to aeronautical heritage from 1939 to 1945, including, pilot memoirs, parts and remains of aircraft found in the region since 1944.[8] The museum is based in an old flour mill, with around 280 square meters of displays, and has been open to the public since 2014.[9]
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[10]
- Couterne flour mill built in the early 20th century this ex flour mill, now warehouse, was registered as a monument in 1995.[11]
- Le château de Couterne 16th century Chateau, that has belonged to the same family since it was built, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1931.[12][13]
Transport
- Couterne Airport also known as L'aérodrome de Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1965.[14] Its ICAO airport code is LFAO.[15] It has a hard runway of 1060 metres and a second grass runway of 1000m.[14]
Notable people
- Jean Hélion - (1904 - 1987) a painter who was born here in Couterne.[16]
