Ticheville Explained

Ticheville
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:Vimoutiers
Insee:61485
Postal Code:61120
Mayor:François Ravasse[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Coordinates:48.9092°N 0.2653°W
Elevation M:154
Elevation Min M:128
Elevation Max M:235
Area Km2:9.93

Ticheville (pronounced as /fr/) 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 Bocage and Ticheville.[2]

The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.[3]

The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame.

Places of interest

Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962.[4]

National heritage sites

Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994.[5]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Ticheville · 61120, France. Ticheville · 61120, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description.
  4. Web site: Haras du Mézeray. Le Kazakh Nurlan Bizakov rachète l'entreprise familiale de Ticheville. 17 March 2021. actu.fr.
  5. Web site: Prieuré à Ticheville - PA00132769. monumentum.fr.
  6. Web site: CTHS - DECHAUFFOUR DE BOISDUVAL Jean-Baptiste Alphonse. cths.fr.