Gouffern en Auge | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′18″N 0°04′08″E / 48.755°N 0.069°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-2 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Toussaint [1] |
Area 1 | 165.79 km2 (64.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 3,660 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61474 /61160, 61200, 61310 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gouffern en Auge (French pronunciation: [gufɛʁn ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Gouffern in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie, Urou-et-Crennes and Villebadin. [3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Survie, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, La Frênée, Omméel, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Fel, Aubry-en-Exmes, Villebadin, Chantereine, Courménil, Fougy, La Bélière, Le Bourg, Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Silly-en-Gouffern, Urou-et-Crennes, Cayenne, La Cochère and Gouffern en Auge. [4]
Five rivers run through Gouffern en Auge: the Dives, the Dieuge, the Ure, the Vie and the Barges. In addition there are 20 streams that also traverse the commune:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,072 | — |
1975 | 3,823 | −0.90% |
1982 | 3,830 | +0.03% |
1990 | 3,907 | +0.25% |
1999 | 3,706 | −0.59% |
2007 | 3,738 | +0.11% |
2012 | 3,872 | +0.71% |
2017 | 3,729 | −0.75% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
The commune has 12 buildings and areas listed as monument historiques
Gouffern en Auge | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′18″N 0°04′08″E / 48.755°N 0.069°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-2 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Toussaint [1] |
Area 1 | 165.79 km2 (64.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 3,660 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61474 /61160, 61200, 61310 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gouffern en Auge (French pronunciation: [gufɛʁn ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Gouffern in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie, Urou-et-Crennes and Villebadin. [3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Survie, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, La Frênée, Omméel, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Fel, Aubry-en-Exmes, Villebadin, Chantereine, Courménil, Fougy, La Bélière, Le Bourg, Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Silly-en-Gouffern, Urou-et-Crennes, Cayenne, La Cochère and Gouffern en Auge. [4]
Five rivers run through Gouffern en Auge: the Dives, the Dieuge, the Ure, the Vie and the Barges. In addition there are 20 streams that also traverse the commune:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,072 | — |
1975 | 3,823 | −0.90% |
1982 | 3,830 | +0.03% |
1990 | 3,907 | +0.25% |
1999 | 3,706 | −0.59% |
2007 | 3,738 | +0.11% |
2012 | 3,872 | +0.71% |
2017 | 3,729 | −0.75% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
The commune has 12 buildings and areas listed as monument historiques