Domfront en Poiraie | |
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 The town hall of Domfront | |
Location of Domfront en Poiraie  | |
  Domfront en Poiraie  Domfront en Poiraie | |
| Coordinates:48°35′38″N0°39′00″W / 48.594°N 0.650°W /48.594; -0.650 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront en Poiraie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Soul[1] |
Area 1 | 65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,131 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61145 /61700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Domfront en Poiraie (French pronunciation:[dɔ̃fʁɔ̃ɑ̃pwaʁɛ], literallyDomfront in Pear Orchard) is acommune in thedepartment ofOrne, northwesternFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes ofDomfront (the seat),La Haute-Chapelle andRouellé.[3] Its seat, Domfront, is classed as aPetites Cités de Caractère.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,Le Châtellier,Buais,La Guerdais,Rouellé,L'Hargrinière,La Pichellerie,La Croix Pavée,Saint-Front,Collière andDomfront.[5]
It is 6,550 hectares (25.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).
The commune is within theNormandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6] Domfront en Poiraie along with the communes ofPerrou,Les Monts d'Andaine,Juvigny Val d'Andaine,Dompierre andChampsecret shares part of theBassin de l'Andainette aNatura 2000 conservation site.[7] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as theBullhead,Brook lamprey andwhite-clawed crayfish.[8]
Domfront en Poiraie also shares another Natura 2000 protected area,Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour, which it shares with two other communesLonlay-l'Abbaye andSaint-Georges-de-Rouelley.[9]
TheAndainette, TheVarenne, The Egrenne and The Sonce are the four rivers, flowing through this commune.
Neighbouring communes[5] | |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,936 | — |
| 1975 | 5,169 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 5,291 | +0.33% |
| 1990 | 5,202 | −0.21% |
| 1999 | 5,085 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 4,761 | −0.82% |
| 2012 | 4,571 | −0.81% |
| 2017 | 4,243 | −1.48% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
The Commune has eight buildings and areas listed as aMonument historique.[11]
Domfront en Poiraie istwinned with:[27][28]
