Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne | |
| Community association | Val d'Orne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 0 ° 23' W | |
| height | 124-276 m | |
| surface | 14.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 334 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61210 | |
| INSEE code | 61408 | |
 The Château la Joasière |
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Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume is a French municipality with 334 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy .
geography
The town of Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume is on the D15 road, which runs west to Condé-sur-Noireau and east via Putanges-Pont-Écrepin to Argentan . The Rouvre flows along the western edge of the municipality ; on the border with La Carneille the light coming from the neighboring town empties Gine in the Rouvre. The municipality of Sainte-Honorine is also traversed by the Maufy , Guesnerie , Vallees and Onfrairies streams . Like large parts of the region, it is shaped by the Bocage landscape and mainly comprises pastures, agricultural fields and small forest areas.
The commune is bordered by Bréel in the north, La Forêt-Auvray in the northeast, Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne in the east, Chênedouit in the southeast, Craménil and Sainte-Opportune (point of contact) in the south, Les Tourailles in the southwest, La Carneille in the west and Notre-Dame-du-Rocher in the northwest.
Culture and history
The existence of the place has been documented since the 13th century, but it is believed that there was a settlement earlier. In economic terms, it was characterized by a quarry and the processing of its raw materials until the 19th century . Building on this, trade and craft were also strongly represented. Near the village church is a fortified complex surrounded by a moat, which once belonged to the feudal lords and served to defend the place. Next to it was the residence of the ruling family, whose name Guillaume can be found in today's community name .
Trivia
In September 1998, Saint-Honorine-la-Guillaume hit the headlines when former German terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein was arrested there. Before that he had lived for years under a false name in the hamlet of La Dandière , which belongs to the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 392 | 373 | 322 | 320 | 327 | 330 | 366 | 334 |
During the French Revolution , the population was 1279 in 1793 and remained roughly at this level in the following decades, peaking in 1836 with 1310 inhabitants. In the second half of the 19th century, there was a sharp decline to 750 inhabitants in 1901. The value then continued to fall, particularly due to the First World War , and in 1982 a historic low of 320 people was reached. Since then there has been a slight increase in the population.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mairie de Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume , annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b Sainte-Honorine la Guillaume , cc-valdorne.fr
- ↑ "Such a nice guy" , welt.de
- ↑ Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume , cassini.ehess.fr