Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒwɛ̃ blavu] ) is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[3] Its inhabitants are known as Jovinians.

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Chanceaux manor in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Chanceaux manor in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Location of Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
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Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou is located in France
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou is located in Normandy
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Coordinates: 48°27′10″N 0°28′27″E / 48.4528°N 0.4742°E / 48.4528; 0.4742
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonMortagne-au-Perche
IntercommunalityPays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Laforet[1]
Area
1
17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
298
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61411 /61360
Elevation152–207 m (499–679 ft)
(avg. 187 m or 614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demography edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793692—    
1800803+2.15%
1806803+0.00%
1821864+0.49%
1836934+0.52%
1841884−1.09%
1846900+0.36%
1851956+1.21%
1856892−1.38%
1861899+0.16%
1866838−1.40%
1872848+0.20%
1876845−0.09%
1881798−1.14%
1886696−2.70%
1891668−0.82%
1896632−1.10%
1901599−1.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906577−0.75%
1911524−1.91%
1921478−0.91%
1926489+0.46%
1931426−2.72%
1936447+0.97%
1946461+0.31%
1954441−0.55%
1962474+0.91%
1968398−2.87%
1975322−2.98%
1982284−1.78%
1990302+0.77%
1999309+0.25%
2007285−1.01%
2012306+1.43%
2017282−1.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Places of interest edit

  • Church of Saint-Jouin (sixteenth century)
  • The manor house of Blavou (sixteenth century) and its bread oven, classified as a Monument historique[6]
  • The château de Chanceaux (sixteenth century) and its chapel of Saint-Marc (seventeenth century), also classified as historic monuments[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou (61411) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Manoir de Blavou à Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou - PA61000008". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle à Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou - PA00110927". monumentum.fr.