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Lignères

Coordinates: 48°44′09″N 0°18′40″E / 48.7358°N 0.3111°E / 48.7358; 0.3111
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Lignères
Location of Lignères
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Lignères is located in France
Lignères
Lignères
Lignères is located in Normandy
Lignères
Lignères
Coordinates: 48°44′09″N 0°18′40″E / 48.7358°N 0.3111°E / 48.7358; 0.3111
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonRai
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Cotrel-Lassaussaye[1]
Area
1
5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
29
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lignérois, Lignéroises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61225 /61240
Elevation203–285 m (666–935 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lignères (French pronunciation: [liɲɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 83—    
1975 80−0.52%
1982 54−5.46%
1990 40−3.68%
1999 50+2.51%
2007 31−5.80%
2012 26−3.46%
2017 28+1.49%
201929+1.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

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Lignères is located between L'Aigle and Argentan. The town can be accessed via exit number 16 of the A28 highway, followed by Departmental Road 932 and RD 232.

The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]

The city is crossed by the Maure River, a tributary of the coastal river La Touques.

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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".