Aunou-le-Faucon
Geography
The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Port d'Aunou, Le Moulin, Le Monthart and Aunou-le-Faucon.
Aunou-le-Faucon 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.
Aunou-le-Faucon has 3 water courses running through it, The Orne plus two streams the Noës and Rogneux.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 206 | — |
| 1975 | 192 | −1.00% |
| 1982 | 208 | +1.15% |
| 1990 | 260 | +2.83% |
| 1999 | 243 | −0.75% |
| 2009 | 273 | +1.17% |
| 2014 | 227 | −3.62% |
| 2020 | 248 | +1.49% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
National heritage sites
Tour aux Anglais – a 14th-century building listed as a Monument historique in 1981
In popular culture
Aunou-le-Faucon featured as a fief - originally owned by Robert de Thibouville, the father Marguerite de Carrouges - at the center of a dispute between Jean de Carrouges, the husband of Marguerite, and Jacques le Gris, the favorite of their liege-lord, Peter II, Count of Alençon, in the 2021 film The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Aunou-le-Faucon · France". Aunou-le-Faucon · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Ancien manoir dit Tour aux Anglais à Aunou-le-Faucon - PA00110734". monumentum.fr.
- ^ Holzwarth, Larry. "The True Story of The Last Duel and Judicial Combat". History Collection. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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