Occagnes

Occagnes
Commune
The church of Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais of Occagnes
The church of Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais of Occagnes
Location of Occagnes
Occagnes is located in France
Occagnes
Occagnes
Location within France
Occagnes is located in Normandy
Occagnes
Occagnes
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°46′45″N 0°04′17″W / 48.7792°N 0.0714°W / 48.7792; -0.0714
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
IntercommunalityTerres d'Argentan Interco
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Karine Bourdelas
Area
1
15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Highest elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Lowest elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2023)
671
 • Density43.1/km2 (112/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61314 /61200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Occagnes (French pronunciation: [ɔkaɲ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Pommainville, La Petite Rue,Cuy and Occagnes.

Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.

Occagnes along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.

The commune has the River Houay and one of its tributaries the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot running through it.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

  • Château de Cuy a 17th Century Chateau in Occagnes registered as a Monument historique in 1936.
  • Church of Cuy is an 11th Century Church that is an example of the first Romanesque art.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Occagnes · 61200, France". Occagnes · 61200, France.
  4. ↑ "Normandie Développement Durable" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description". Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)". Sandre. SandreI2129000.
  7. ↑ "Château de Cuy à Occagnes - PA00110878". monumentum.fr.
  8. ↑ "Eglise de Cuy à Occagnes - PA00110879". monumentum.fr.