Nonant-le-Pin
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Nonant-le-Pin | |
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| The railway station in Nonant-le-Pin The railway station in Nonant-le-Pin | |
Nonant-le-Pin is located in France Nonant-le-Pin Nonant-le-Pin is located in Normandy Nonant-le-Pin | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′26″N 0°13′18″E / 48.7072°N 0.2217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ameslant[1] |
Area 1 | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nonantais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61310 /61240 |
| Elevation | 180–251 m (591–823 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nonant-le-Pin (French pronunciation: [nɔnɑ̃ lə pɛ̃] ) 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, La Butte,La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes and Nonant-le-Pin.[2] The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3] Nonant-le-Pin along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] Nonant-le-Pin has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.
Notable people
- Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.[5]
- Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here.[6] She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.[7]
See also
Notable residents
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France". Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ↑ "Charles-Paul Landon (1760-1826)". data.bnf.fr.
- ↑ "Auberge Restaurant La Tête au Loup : site touristique du Haras du Pin, circuit de la Dame aux Camélias, Orne, Normandie 61". www.lateteauloup.fr.
- ↑ "The Real Traviata: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata". www.roh.org.uk.
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