Les Tourailles
Les Tourailles is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre.[2]
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Location of Les Tourailles 
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| Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 0°24′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
| Commune | Athis-Val-de-Rouvre |
| Area 1 | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 59 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61100 |
| Elevation | 159–254 m (522–833 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
- Watercourses: The river Rouvre.
History
- Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance chapel, departure point for pilgrimages since the 9th century.
Administration
| Start | End | Name | Party | Profession |
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| ? | March 2001 | Paul Le Secq | - | - |
| March 2001 | current | Odile Gauquelin | Independent | - |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Population | 102 | 84 | 74 | 96 | 102 | 67 | 76 | 59 |
Sites and monuments
- Basilica of the Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance chapel, completed in 1939.
- 16th-century castle keep, a good ensemble with two pavilions.
- Bridge of Tourailles, the remains of a Roman bridge.
- Pilgrimages on 8 September and 31 May.
People associated with Les Tourailles
- Antoine de Montchrestien (born Falaise, Calvados 1570,[4] died Les Tourailles 1621). Poet and author. Known by the name of 'Vatteville'. He tried to revive the religious wars of the sixteenth century but was killed when making a traveller's stop in Les Tourailles.
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)
- Données Cassini, EHESS
- The main biographical article gives his year of birth as c. 1575, as does the French biographical article.
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