Nonant-le-Pin (French pronunciation: [nɔnɑ̃ lə pɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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 The railway station in Nonant-le-Pin | |
Location of Nonant-le-Pin  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°42′26″N 0°13′18″E / 48.7072°N 0.2217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ameslant[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 413 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nonantais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61310 /61240 |
| Elevation | 180–251 m (591–823 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Butte,La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes and Nonant-le-Pin.[3]
Nonant-le-Pin has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.
Notable people edit
- Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.[4]
- Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here.[5] She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.[6]
See also edit
Notable residents edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France". Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France.
- ^ "Charles-Paul Landon (1760-1826)". data.bnf.fr.
- ^ "Auberge Restaurant La Tête au Loup : site touristique du Haras du Pin, circuit de la Dame aux Camélias, Orne, Normandie 61". www.lateteauloup.fr.
- ^ "The Real Traviata: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata". www.roh.org.uk.
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