Tinchebray

Part of Tinchebray-Bocage in Normandy, France

48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W / 48.7636; -0.7331CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentOrneArrondissementArgentanCantonDomfrontCommuneTinchebray-Bocage Area26.52 km² (10.24 sq mi)Population2,580 • Density97/km² (250/sq mi)DemonymTinchebrayensTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation152–311 m (499–1,020 ft)Websitewww.tinchebray.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tinchebray (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ʃ(ə)bʁɛ] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage.

History

It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106.

During the Second World War, it was liberated by Allied forces on 15 August 1944.^[2]

Heraldry

The arms of Tinchebray are blazoned : Gules, a key between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent, on a chief gules a lion passant between 2 fleurs de lys Or.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References