Avoine, Orne

Avoine
Commune
The chateau in Avoine in the early 20th century
Location of Avoine
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Coordinates: 48°40′21″N 0°05′40″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Garnier[1]
Area ^1	9.43 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	216
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61020 /61150
Elevation	152–214 m (499–702 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avoine (French pronunciation: [avwan] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.^[3]

It is 943 hectares (3.6 sq mi) in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183 metres (600 ft).

Avoine along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[4]

The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	295	—
1975	248	−2.45%
1982	254	+0.34%
1990	231	−1.18%
1999	227	−0.19%
2009	250	+0.97%
2014	235	−1.23%
2020	214	−1.55%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Château d'Avoines 17th century chateau listed as a Monument historique in 1979.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Avoine · 61150, France". Avoine · 61150, France.
4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "Château d'Avoines ou Avoine à Avoine - PA00110736".