Ginai

Ginai
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°44′52″N 0°13′06″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-2
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Buon[1]
Area ^1	9.25 km^2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	71
• Density	7.7/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61190 /61310
Elevation	182–268 m (597–879 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ginai (French pronunciation: [ʒinɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Briquetière, Les Bruyères and Ginai.^[3]

The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.^[4]

The River Ure runs through the commune in addition to a single stream, the Roule-Crottes.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Hippodrome de Bergerie a racecourse that is owned by the Haras du Pin.^[5] It hosted Normandy's first gallop race in 1851.^[5] In 1863 it was inaugurated in 1863 by Napoleon III.^[6] It was classed as a Monument historique.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Ginai · 61310, France". Ginai · 61310, France.
4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
5. FOUREY, Danièle (8 October 2022). "Ginai. Des courses à l'hippodrome de la Bergerie, les dimanches 9 et 23 octobre". Ouest-France.fr.
6. BERRE, Tiphaine LE (26 August 2022). "Près d'Argentan. Inauguré par Napoléon en 1863, l'hippodrome de la Bergerie sera entouré de cabanes". Ouest-France.fr.
7. "Haras national du Pin (également sur communes de La Cochère, Ginai et Exmes) au Pin-au-Haras - PA00110888". monumentum.fr.