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Ticheville
Ticheville (French pronunciation: [tiʃvil]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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The church in Ticheville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′33″N 0°15′55″E / 48.9092°N 0.2653°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Ravasse[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 189 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61485 /61120 |
| Elevation | 128–235 m (420–771 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 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, Le Bocage and Ticheville.[3]
The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux,, The Tanneries and The Valame.
Places of interest edit
Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962.[4]
National heritage sites edit
Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994.[5]
- Priory Chapelle
- Saint-Pierre Church in Ticheville
Notable people edit
- Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799 – 1879), a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician was born here.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Ticheville · 61120, France". Ticheville · 61120, France.
- ^ "Haras du Mézeray. Le Kazakh Nurlan Bizakov rachète l'entreprise familiale de Ticheville". actu.fr. 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Prieuré à Ticheville - PA00132769". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "CTHS - DECHAUFFOUR DE BOISDUVAL Jean-Baptiste Alphonse". cths.fr.
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