Exmes

Exmes

Exmes
Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Exmes (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays d'Exmes
Mayor Jean-Georges Guérin
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 145–268 m (476–879 ft)
(avg. 317 m/1,040 ft)
Land area1 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population2 309  (2006)
 - Density 30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61157/ 61310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Exmes is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Exmes are blazoned :
Azure, 2 greyhounds passant argent.

See also

References

According to other sources, Exmes was the place of origin (after 1066 and the Battle of Hastings) of persons named (or later named) Amis, which name was later corrupted to various forms, including Amos. The name Amos is quite prevalent in the county of Kent (United Kingdom) around the Canterbury region.

(French Tranlation: please feel free to edit) Selon d'autres sources, Exmes était l'endroit d'origine (après que 1066 et de la Bataille de Hastings) des personnes appelées (ou a appelé plus tard) Amis, que le nom a été plus tard corrompu aux formes différentes, en incluant Amos. Le nom Amos est tout à fait qui prévaut dans le comté de Kent (le Royaume-Uni) autour de la région de Cantorbéry.