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Tourouvre
Part of Tourouvre au Perche in Normandy, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tourouvre (French pronunciation: [tuʁuvʁ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche.[2]
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Tourouvre | |
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Part of Tourouvre au Perche | |
![]() Saint-Aubin church | |
Coordinates: 48°35′28″N 0°39′08″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Tourouvre (chef-lieu) |
Commune | Tourouvre au Perche |
Area 1 | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,519 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 61190 |
Elevation | 180–304 m (591–997 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The first photovoltaic road in the world was under construction in Tourouvre in November–December 2016.[3] It was built by Société Nouvelle Aeracem (SNA), and dedicated by the French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal on 25 October 2016.[3] In 2019, Le Monde declared the experiment a failure.[4]