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Tinchebray

Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W / 48.7636; -0.7331
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Tinchebray
Location of Tinchebray
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Tinchebray is located in France
Tinchebray
Tinchebray
Tinchebray is located in Normandy
Tinchebray
Tinchebray
Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W / 48.7636°N 0.7331°W / 48.7636; -0.7331
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonDomfront
CommuneTinchebray-Bocage
Area
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26.52 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population
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2,580
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymTinchebrayens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61800
Elevation152–311 m (499–1,020 ft)
Websitewww.tinchebray.fr
1 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

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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

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



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