Rabodanges

Rabodanges
Part of Putanges-le-Lac
Rabodanges lake on the river Orne
Location of Rabodanges
Rabodanges Location within France Show map of France Rabodanges Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°48′02″N 0°16′56″W / 48.8006°N 0.2822°W / 48.8006; -0.2822
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Commune	Putanges-le-Lac
Area 1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Highest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2022)	174
• Density	18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rabodanges (French pronunciation: [ʁabɔdɑ̃ʒ] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department of the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.

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.

Demography

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

• Communes of the Orne department
• Robert Bordet, a Norman adventurer, born in Rabodanges, who acquired the county of Tarragona (Spain) in 1129.

References

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