Villebadin

Villebadin
Villebadin
Location within Normandy region
Villebadin
Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°E / 48.7797; 0.1553Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°E / 48.7797; 0.1553
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Argentan-2
Area1 12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 145
 • Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 61504 /61310
Elevation 112–230 m (367–755 ft)
(avg. 141 m or 463 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.

Villebadin is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.[1]

Heraldry

 The arms of Villebadin are blazoned :
Sable, a lion per fess Or and argent, armed and langued gules.

Manoir

Le manoir d'Argentelles at Villebadin

From 1969 archeologist Robert du Mesnil du Buisson worked to raise funds to restore the local manoir.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 6 October 2016 (in French)
  2. ↑ Le Guide Vert Normandie Amaury de Valroger - 2010 Page 217 "À la sortie de Villebadin, prenez à gauche la petite route du manoir d'Argentelles, qui fait découvrir un ravissant paysage campagnard et le manoir lui-même, isolé dans un vaste pré, à droite."
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