Tinchebray
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Tinchebray Location within Normandy region Tinchebray | |
Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°WCoordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Domfront |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Tinchebray |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jérôme Nury |
Area1 | 26.52 km2 (10.24 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 2,681 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Tinchebrayens |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 610486 /61800 |
Elevation | 152–311 m (499–1,020 ft) |
Website | www.tinchebray.fr |
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. |
Tinchebray is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage.
It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106.
Heraldry
The arms of Tinchebray are blazoned : Azure, a key between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent, on a chief gules a lion passant between 2 fleurs de lys Or. |
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