Saint-Michel-Tubœuf

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Saint-Michel-Tubœuf

(2020–2026) Christophe Pottier^[1]Area

8.73 km² (3.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

583 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61432 /61300

Elevation198–241 m (650–791 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Michel-Tubœuf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl tybœf]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique^[4]

Château de Thubeuf is a seventeenth century chateau and grounds, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1992.^[5]

Buat tower is a Chappe telegraph tower, built in the eighteenth century, as part of a 58 station system, used to convey messages from Paris to Brest.^[6]

Notable People

Eugène Pirou (1841–1909) was a photographer and filmmaker, who was born here.^[7]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Saint-Michel-Tubœuf (61432) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
^ "Domaine à Saint-Michel-Tubœuf - PA00110932". monumentum.fr.
^ "Télégraphe Chappe à Saint-Michel-Tubœuf - PA00111003". monumentum.fr.
^ "Portrait de Victor Diancourt à l'âge de 65 ans, PIROU". Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.