Athis-de-l'Orne

Athis-de-l'Orne
Part of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 0°30′00″W / 48.8114°N 0.5°W / 48.8114; -0.5Coordinates: 48°48′41″N 0°30′00″W / 48.8114°N 0.5°W / 48.8114; -0.5
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Commune	Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Area 1	32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	2,536
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61430
Elevation	102–268 m (335–879 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Athis-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre.^[2] The modifier "de l'Orne" was added to the name in 1968, to distinguish it from Athis in the departement of Marne and Athis-Mons in the departement of Essonne.

The rivers Vère and Lembron run through it. The church of St. Vigor dates from the 19th century.

Population[]

International relations[]

It has been twinned since 1980 with Bromyard in Herefordshire, England, and since 1986 with Schöppenstedt in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Athis-de-l'Orne are blazoned : Argent, 2 chevrons between 3 ducks sable.

See also[]

• Communes of the Orne department

References[]

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