Tinchebray-Bocage

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Tinchebray-Bocage
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Tinchebray-Bocage
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 (20202026) Josette Porquet [1]
Area
1
99.88 km2 (38.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
4,884
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61486 /61800
Elevation77–151 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]

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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


National Heritage sites

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

Notable People

Twin towns – sister cities

Tinchebray-Bocage is twinned with: [21]

See also

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