Tourouvre
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| local community | Tourouvre au Perche | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 35 ' N , 0 ° 39' E | |
| Post Code | 61190 | |
| Former INSEE code | 61491 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Tourouvre is a village and a former French commune with 1,535 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Tourouvre .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the previous municipalities of Autheuil , Bivilliers , Bresolettes , Bubertré , Champs , Lignerolles , La Poterie-au-Perche , Prépotin , Randonnai and Tourouvre were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Tourouvre au Perche and have in the new commune the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative headquarters are located in Tourouvre.
geography
Tourouvre is located about 127 kilometers west-southwest of Paris . The National Route 12 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,581 | 1,641 | 1,703 | 1,627 | 1,633 | 1,636 | 1,649 | 1,600 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Aubin, Monument historique
- 18th century rectory
- Museum of French Emigration to Canada ( Musée de l'Émigration française au Canada ), opened in 2006
- Bellegarde mansion, Monument historique
- First solar road in France
Community partnerships
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Freiensteinau in Hessen (Germany), since 1977 -
Herzogsdorf in Upper Austria (Austria), since 1982 -
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans in Canada , since 1985
Personalities
- Robert Giffard (1587–1668), pharmacist and colonist in New France
