Le Bouillon (French pronunciation: [lə bujɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Le Bouillon
A Sherman tank at the cross of Médavy
A Sherman tank at the cross of Médavy
Location of Le Bouillon
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Le Bouillon is located in France
Le Bouillon
Le Bouillon
Le Bouillon is located in Normandy
Le Bouillon
Le Bouillon
Coordinates: 48°33′44″N 0°06′15″E / 48.5622°N 0.1042°E / 48.5622; 0.1042
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Élisabeth Mesnel[1]
Area
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17.77 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
167
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61056 /61500
Elevation197–393 m (646–1,289 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Points of interest

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  • Parc Animalier d'Écouves is a zoo covering 18 hectares that was established in 2006. [3] The zoo has over 400 animals.[4]

National heritage sites

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  • Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 154—    
1975 158+0.37%
1982 138−1.91%
1990 156+1.54%
1999 151−0.36%
2009 146−0.34%
2014 175+3.69%
2020 167−0.78%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Eau, fourrage : le parc animalier d'Ecouves, dans l'Orne, aspire à davantage d'autonomie". actu.fr. 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Orne. Le parc animalier d'Ecouves, un zoo pas comme les autres". tendanceouest.com.
  5. ^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE