Tourouvre
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Saint-Aubin church
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Location within Normandy region
Tourouvre
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| Coordinates: 48°35′28″N 0°39′08″E / 48.5911°N 0.6522°ECoordinates: 48°35′28″N 0°39′08″E / 48.5911°N 0.6522°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre (chef-lieu) |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Monhée |
| Area1 | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,649 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61491 /61190 |
| Elevation | 180–304 m (591–997 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Tourouvre is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre-au-Perche.
The first photovoltaic road in the world was under construction in Tourouvre in November-December 2016. It was built by Société Nouvelle Aeracem (SNA), and dedicated by the French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal on October 25, 2016.
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