Tanville

Tanville
Commune
Location of Tanville
Tanville is located in France
Tanville
Tanville
Location within France
Tanville is located in Normandy
Tanville
Tanville
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°34′09″N 0°00′32″E / 48.5692°N 0.0089°E / 48.5692; 0.0089
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Taupin
Area
1
13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
Elevation
317 m (1,040 ft)
Highest elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Lowest elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2023)
227
 • Density17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61480 /61500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tanville (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃vil] ⓘ) 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, Le Tertre, L'Être Perreaux, L'Aunai Géru, L'Être Haie and L'Être Ragaine.

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.

Tanville has two rivers that flow through its borders, La Senneviere & La Thouane, in addition to a single stream, Ruisseau de Blanchelande.

Tanville along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

  • Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.

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 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  6. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Thouane (I2030600)". Sandre. SandreI2030600.
  7. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Senneviere (I2010600)". Sandre. SandreI2010600.
  8. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Blanchelande (I2032000)". Sandre. SandreI2032000.
  9. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  10. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
  11. ↑ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.