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Villebadin

Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°E / 48.7797; 0.1553
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Villebadin
Location of Villebadin
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Villebadin is located in France
Villebadin
Villebadin
Villebadin is located in Normandy
Villebadin
Villebadin
Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°E / 48.7797; 0.1553
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-2
CommuneGouffern en Auge
Area
1
12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
125
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61310
Elevation112–230 m (367–755 ft)
(avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villebadin (French pronunciation: [vilbadɛ̃] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.[2]

Heraldry

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Arms of Villebadin
Arms of Villebadin
The arms of Villebadin are blazoned :
Sable, a lion per fess Or and argent, armed and langued gules.



Manoir

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Le manoir d'Argentelles at Villebadin

From 1969 archeologist Robert du Mesnil du Buisson worked to raise funds to restore the local manoir.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 6 October 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Le Guide Vert Normandie Amaury de Valroger - 2010 Page 217 "À la sortie de Villebadin, prenez à gauche la petite route du manoir d'Argentelles, qui fait découvrir un ravissant paysage campagnard et le manoir lui-même, isolé dans un vaste pré, à droite."