Ticheville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Ticheville (French pronunciation: [tiʃvil]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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Ticheville | |
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The church in Ticheville | |
 Location of Ticheville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′33″N 0°15′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maxwell Keller |
Area 1 | 9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 200 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61485 /61120 |
| Elevation | 128–235 m (420–771 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
| 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 Bocage and Ticheville.[2]
The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.[3]
The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame.[4]
Climate
Ticheville benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[5]
| Climate data for Ticheville (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–2024) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7 (45) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13 (55) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5 (41) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5 (41) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7 (45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7 (19) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−12 (10) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.7 (2.86) |
60.3 (2.37) |
61.5 (2.42) |
63.6 (2.50) |
68.4 (2.69) |
60 (2.4) |
57 (2.2) |
64.2 (2.53) |
62.1 (2.44) |
82.8 (3.26) |
80.1 (3.15) |
93.4 (3.68) |
826.1 (32.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.4 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 139.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
Places of interest
Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962.[7]
National heritage sites
Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994.[8]
Priory Chapelle
Saint-Pierre Church in Ticheville
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Notable people
- Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799 – 1879), a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician was born here.[9]
