Tinchebray-Bocage

Tinchebray-Bocage
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°45′49″N0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W / 48.7636; -0.7331
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Domfront en Poiraie
Intercommunality	Domfront Tinchebray
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Josette Porquet [1]
Area 1	99.88 km2 (38.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	4,850
• Density	48.6/km2 (126/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61486 /61800
Elevation	77–151 m (253–495 ft)
Website	www.tinchebray.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tinchebray-Bocage (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ʃ(ə)bʁɛbɔkaʒ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2015, of the communes of Beauchêne, Frênes, Larchamp, Saint-Cornier-des-Landes, Saint-Jean-des-Bois, Tinchebray and Yvrandes. ^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,586	—
1975	5,460	−0.33%
1982	5,334	−0.33%
1990	5,154	−0.43%
1999	5,067	−0.19%
2007	5,008	−0.15%
2012	5,049	+0.16%
2017	4,933	−0.46%
Source: INSEE [4]

Main sights and notable buildings

• Musée du clou is a museum set in an authentic 18th century forge, that is dedicated to the making of nails ^[5]
• Maison du sabotier - a museum dedicated to the tools and machinery used in the making of Clogs. ^[6]
• Prison royale de Tinchebray - a local museum dedicated to telling the story of the local 17th century prison. ^[7]

National Heritage sites

The Commune has a total of 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Yvrandes Church - 14th Century church, added as a monument in 1926. ^[8]
• Former prison of Tinchebray - 17th Century prison, added as a monument in 1978. ^[9] It is now a museum. ^[10]
• Rochefort spinning mill - 19th Century Mill that was in use up to 1960 for working with wool, added as a monument in 1997. ^[11]
• Montiers Church - 17th century church, added as a monument in 1985. ^[12]
• Saint-Rémy Chapel - an 11th century church, added as a monument in 1944. ^[13]
• Manoir de la Guyonnière - a 17th century manor house, added as a monument in 1979. ^[14]

Notable people

• Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (1779 -1845)the inventor of the method for industrial production of sugar from beet died and was buried here. ^{[15] [16]}
• Edgar Le Bastard (1836 -1892) a French industrialist and politician in the nineteenth century was born here. ^[17]
• André Breton (1896 -1966) a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism, was born here. ^{[18] [19]}
• Guy Degrenne (1925 - 2006) a French businessman who specialised in cutlery and silverware. ^[20]
• Sylvia Bassot (1940 - 2014) a member of the National Assembly of France from 1996 until 2012 is buried here. ^[16]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Tinchebray-Bocage is twinned with: ^[21]

• Fallingbostel-Dorfmark, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Arrêté du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Tinchebray-Bocage - Légifrance".
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Près de Tinchebray-Bocage, j'ai testé pour vous... la fabrication d'un clou". actu.fr. 18 August 2022.
6. "Tinchebray. Que faire dans le Bocage cet été ? Allez visiter l'atelier du sabotier". Ouest-France.fr. 6 August 2022.
7. "Des cellules au logis du gardien, la prison de Tinchebray se visite cet été". actu.fr. 2 July 2023.
8. "Eglise à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110972". monumentum.fr.
9. "Ancienne prison à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110959". monumentum.fr.
10. "Et si nous visitions la prison royale de Tinchebray ?". Ouest-France.fr. 22 July 2022.
11. "Filature de Rochefort à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110958". monumentum.fr.
12. "Eglise des Montiers à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110957". monumentum.fr.
13. "Chapelle Saint-Rémy à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110956". monumentum.fr.
14. "Manoir de la Guyonnière à Tinchebray-Bocage - PA00110926". monumentum.fr.
15. "L'ancienne prison royale, un lieu de mémoire à visiter". Ouest-France.fr. 7 July 2015.
16. "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
17. SIMON, Pascal (26 June 2020). "Rennes. Du maire nommé d'ancien régime à l'élu de la Libération". Ouest-France.fr.
18. Lawrence Gowing, ed., Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists, v.1 (Facts on File, 2005): 84.
19. PIONNEAU, Maxime (6 January 2019). "Tinchebray. À la recherche d'André Breton". Ouest-France.fr.
20. "Guy Degrenne, industriel des arts de la table". 11 November 2006 – via Le Monde.
21. "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.