Ticheville
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.jpg) The church in Ticheville | |
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  Ticheville  Ticheville | |
| 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. | |
Ticheville (French pronunciation: [tiʃvil]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bocage and Ticheville.[3]
The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.[4]
The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame.
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Places of interest
[edit]Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962.[5]
National heritage sites
[edit]Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994.[6]
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Priory Chapelle -
Saint-Pierre Church in Ticheville
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Notable people
[edit]- Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799 – 1879), a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician was born here.[7]
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Ticheville · 61120, France". Ticheville · 61120, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description".
- ^ "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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