Tinchebray
Tinchebray | |
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Part of Tinchebray-Bocage | |
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 Location of Tinchebray | |
  Tinchebray Location within France  Tinchebray Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront |
| Commune | Tinchebray-Bocage |
Area 1 | 26.52 km2 (10.24 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 2,549 |
| • Density | 96.12/km2 (248.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tinchebrayens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61800 |
| Website | www.tinchebray.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tinchebray (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ʃ(ə)bʁɛ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage.
History
It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106.
During the Second World War, it was liberated by Allied forces on 15 August 1944.
Heraldry
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The arms of Tinchebray are blazoned: Gules, a key between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent, on a chief Vert a lion passant between 2 fleurs de lys Or.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Dzhak, Julia (4 May 2016). "The Battle of Tinchebray and the Conquest of Normandy (1106) | War History Online". warhistoryonline.
- ↑ Oest France
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