Joué-du-Bois
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert | |
| Community association | Pays Fertois and Bocage Carrougien | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 213-344 m | |
| surface | 21.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 422 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61320 | |
| INSEE code | 61209 | |
Joue-du-Bois is a French commune with a population of 422 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Magny-le-Désert (until 2015: Canton Carrouges ). The inhabitants are called Gaudiacéens .
geography
Joué-du-Bois is located about 28 kilometers northwest of Alençon in the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . It is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Rânes in the north, Le Champ-de-la-Pierre in the east and northeast, Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon in the east, Carrouges in the southeast, Lignières-Orgères in the south, La Motte-Fouquet in the west and South-west, Magny-le-Désert in the west and La Chaux in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 590 | 526 | 429 | 416 | 391 | 428 | 438 | 418 |
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Attractions
- The dolmen Pierre aux Loups and de la Grandière , Menhir d'Outres , together Monument historique
- Stone Toquante
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century
- Manor house with park from the 15th century
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Mansion
Personalities
- Eugène Lampsonius (1822–1871), painter and draftsman
