Almenêches

Almenêches
Commune
The church in Almenêches

Coat of arms
Almenêches
Location within Normandy region
Almenêches
Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108Coordinates: 48°41′54″N 0°06′39″E / 48.6983°N 0.1108°E / 48.6983; 0.1108
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Alençon
Canton Sées
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortrée
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Paul Vinet
Area1 20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 705
  Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 61002 /61570
Elevation 158–247 m (518–810 ft)
(avg. 171 m or 561 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Almenêches is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1865 853    
1865 853+0.0%
1962 611−28.4%
1968 615+0.7%
1975 516−16.1%
1982 600+16.3%
1990 660+10.0%
1999 645−2.3%
2005 687+6.5%
2009 649−5.5%
2012 689+6.2%

Heraldry

The arms of Almenêches are blazoned :
Azure, on a bend argent between an anchor and a mullet Or, 3 ermine spots (palewise) sable.

See also

References

  1. Mairie d'Almenêches, Ouest-France.fr.


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