Longny-au-Perche

Longny-au-Perche
Longy-au-Perche, looking towards the tower of the church of Saint Martin from the west
Longny-au-Perche
Location within Normandy region
Longny-au-Perche
Coordinates: 48°31′52″N 0°45′10″E / 48.5311°N 0.7528°E / 48.5311; 0.7528Coordinates: 48°31′52″N 0°45′10″E / 48.5311°N 0.7528°E / 48.5311; 0.7528
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton Tourouvre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Danièle Lalaounis
Area1 39.13 km2 (15.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,624
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 61230 /61290
Elevation 145–242 m (476–794 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 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.

Longny-au-Perche is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny-les-Villages.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Longny-au-Perche are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a chevron couped between 3 crosses couped sable; 2: Argent, 3 bars wavy azure; 3: Gules, a lion Or between 3 mallets argent.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)
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