La Lande-Saint-Siméon
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne | |
| Community association | Flers Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 104-227 m | |
| surface | 5.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 151 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61100 | |
| INSEE code | 61219 | |
 Entrance and church |
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La Lande-Saint-Siméon is a French municipality with 151 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy .
geography
The place La Lande-Saint-Siméon is located in the north of the Orne department near the border with the Calvados department and five kilometers northeast of Athis-de-l'Orne . The D25 runs north-east of the village and connects to Flers to the south and Pont-d'Ouilly to the north. Like much of the region, the area is shaped by the Bocage landscape. In addition, a significant part is used for agriculture, with animal husbandry playing a prominent role. The Lembron River runs along the southern edge of the municipality .
The neighboring municipalities of La Lande-Saint-Siméon are Cahan and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne in the north, Ségrie-Fontaine in the east, Taillebois in the south and Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne in the west.
history
From the time of the Roman occupation, there is a menhir in the forest-surrounded hamlet of Ronfil . This is known under the names La Demoiselle de Ronfil , La Pierre Dinde and La Pierre du Petit Trou . From the 15th century on, the area belonged to the lords of the neighboring village of Ségrie-Fontaine and was initially divided into two different parishes. Their union took place through a marriage in the ruling family. With the French Revolution of 1789, this family lost its power and the community emerged in its current independent form. At that time, heather plants were cultivated and sold on a large scale. The money raised was used to finance the construction of the currently still existing village church and the rectory, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1836.
In economic terms there were several flour mills on the banks of the Lembron in the Middle Ages; these were destroyed in the course of the Hundred Years War . In addition, there was a traditionally strong agricultural orientation, which until today has largely been reduced to cattle breeding. Spinning was an important industry around 1900. In addition, the locally available deposits of granite stone were processed and used to a significant extent in building houses.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 193 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 126 | 122 | 146 |
During the French Revolution, the population was 427 in 1793 and then grew to 563 in 1861. In the subsequent period, and especially in the early 20th century, it fell sharply to 180 in 1926. After that, it recovered slightly before it fell again towards the end of the century and reached an all-time low in 1999 with 122 inhabitants. Afterwards there was a slight increase again.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mairie de la Lande-Saint-Siméon , annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b La Lande-Saint-Siméon ( Memento of May 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), athis-bocage.com
- ↑ La Lande-Saint-Siméon , cassini.ehess.fr