Rabodanges

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Rabodanges
Rabodanges lake on the Orne River
Rabodanges
Coordinates: 48°48′02″N 0°16′56″W / 48.8006°N 0.2822°W / 48.8006; -0.2822Coordinates: 48°48′02″N 0°16′56″W / 48.8006°N 0.2822°W / 48.8006; -0.2822
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
Intercommunality Community of communes of the Val d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yvette Ruban
Area
 • Land1 9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 166
 • Population2 Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61340 / 61210
Elevation 70–241 m (230–791 ft)
(avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)

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.

Rabodanges is a commune in the Orne department of the Basse-Normandie region of north-western France.

History

  • The former name of the parish was "Culley-sur-Orne" (until 1650).
  • The name "Rabodanges" is a corruption of "Rabodinghes" — a fief situated in Artois close to Saint-Omer — from where the manorial family which also owned the land of Culley-sur-Orne originated; the title of nobility was raised to "Marquis de Rabodanges" by King Louis XIV. The last representative of this family, established in Normandy since the 16th century, died without issue in 1792.

Administration

Since March 2008, the Mayor of Rabodanges has been Yvette Ruban, who is politically independent.

Demography

Historical population of Rabodanges
(Source: INSEE[1])
Year1962196819751982199019992007
Population250217170168149157167
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • Its chateau built in the classical style (open for visits)
  • Rabodanges is also known for its lake, on which one can water-ski.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rabodanges sur le site de l'Insee
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