Avoine, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Garnier^[1]Area9.43 km² (3.64 sq mi)Population216 • Density23/km² (59/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation152–214 m (499–702 ft)
(avg. 183 m or 600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avoine (French pronunciation: [avwan] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.^[3]

It is 943 hectares (3.6 sq mi) in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183 metres (600 ft).

The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	295	—
1975	248	−2.45%
1982	254	+0.34%
1990	231	−1.18%
1999	227	−0.19%
2009	250	+0.97%
2014	235	−1.23%
2020	214	−1.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Château d'Avoines 17th century chateau listed as a Monument historique in 1979.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain

References