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Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beauvain (French pronunciation: [bovɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Beauvain | |
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![]() The church in 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 (2021)[2] | 271 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/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. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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[5] |
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