Berjou (French pronunciation: [bɛʁʒu] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Berjou | |
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 The railway station in Berjou | |
Location of Berjou  | |
  Berjou  Berjou | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 0°28′51″W / 48.8503°N 0.4808°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Vieceli[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 437 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61044 /61430 |
| Elevation | 58–257 m (190–843 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les Cours,Le Hamel, La Trollière, Le Fang, Vervent and Berjou.[4]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]
The commune has the river Noireau running through it.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 473 | — |
| 1975 | 522 | +1.42% |
| 1982 | 535 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 525 | −0.24% |
| 1999 | 508 | −0.37% |
| 2009 | 475 | −0.67% |
| 2014 | 492 | +0.71% |
| 2020 | 446 | −1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Places of interest
edit- Museum of the liberation of Berjou was opened in 2011 and retraces the fighting of August 15, 16 and 17, 1944 around the River Noireau as part of the battle of the Falaise pocket.[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Histoire. Le musée de la Libération de Berjou va rouvrir, samdi 6 juin 2020". actu.fr. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "D-Day landings: Remembering the Battle of Berjou". 9 June 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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