Occagnes

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Occagnes
Occagnes (France)
Occagnes
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Argentan-1
Community association Argentan Intercom
Coordinates 48 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  W
height 160-244 m
surface 15.56 km 2
Residents 655 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 42 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61200
INSEE code 61314
Website http://www.occagnes.fr/

Occagnes is a French commune with 655 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Orne department in the Normandy region (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Argentan and the Canton of Argentan-1 (until 2015 Argentan-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Occagnais .

geography

Occagnes is about six kilometers northwest of the city center of Argentan . Occagnes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montabard in the north, Bailleul in the northeast, Silly-en-Gouffern and Sévigny in the east, Moulins-sur-Orne in the south, Monts-sur-Orne in the southwest and Commeaux in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
360 382 452 496 540 532 550 607 648
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais in Cuy from the 11th century, Monument historique
  • Saint-Ouen in Occagnes church from the 13th century
  • Remains of the Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church
  • Castle of Cuy from the 17th century, monument historique

  • Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church

  • Saint-Ouen church

  • Remains of the Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church

  • Castle of Cuy

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population 2006, 2011 and 2016

Web links

Commons : Occagnes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files