| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Insee | 61485 |
| Postal code | 61120 |
| Mayor | Maxwell Keller |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Coordinates | 48.9092°N 0.2653°E |
| Elevation m | 154 |
| Elevation min m | 128 |
| Elevation max m | 235 |
| Area km 2 | 9.93 |
Ticheville (tiʃvil) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bocage and Ticheville.[1]
The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.[2]
The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame.[3][4]
Climate
Ticheville benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[5]
Places of interest
Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962.[6]
National heritage sites
Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994.[7]
Notable people
- Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799 – 1879), a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician was born here.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Ticheville · 61120, France". Ticheville · 61120, France
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description"
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- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org
- ^ "Haras du Mézeray. Le Kazakh Nurlan Bizakov rachète l'entreprise familiale de Ticheville". actu.fr. 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Prieuré à Ticheville - PA00132769". monumentum.fr
- ^ "CTHS - DECHAUFFOUR DE BOISDUVAL Jean-Baptiste Alphonse". cths.fr