Origny-le-Butin (French pronunciation: [ɔʁiɲi bytɛ̃] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Belforêt-en-Perche.[3] Its population was 92 in 2019.[1]

Origny-le-Butin
Location of Origny-le-Butin
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Origny-le-Butin is located in France
Origny-le-Butin
Origny-le-Butin
Origny-le-Butin is located in Normandy
Origny-le-Butin
Origny-le-Butin
Coordinates: 48°22′20″N 0°28′07″E / 48.3722°N 0.4686°E / 48.3722; 0.4686
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonCeton
CommuneBelforêt-en-Perche
Area
1
4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
92
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61130
Elevation107–228 m (351–748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The area was studied in the form of a microhistory by the French historian Alain Corbin in his book The Life of an Unknown (2001).

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  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Origny-le-Butin, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)