La Forêt-Auvray Explained

La Forêt-Auvray
Arrondissement:Argentan
Canton:Athis-de-l'Orne
Insee:61174
Postal Code:61210
Commune:Putanges-le-Lac
Coordinates:48.8122°N -0.3411°W
Elevation M:235
Elevation Min M:65
Elevation Max M:251
Area Km2:10.96
Population:169
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

La Forêt-Auvray (in French pronounced as /la fɔʁɛ ovʁɛ/) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[2] It is located about 200 km west of Paris, 45 km south of Caen, 55 km north-west of Alençon.

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/11/26/INTB1532150A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  3. Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.