Nonant-le-Pin
Commune
The railway station in Nonant-le-Pin
The railway station in Nonant-le-Pin
Location of Nonant-le-Pin
Nonant-le-Pin is located in France
Nonant-le-Pin
Nonant-le-Pin
Nonant-le-Pin is located in Normandy
Nonant-le-Pin
Nonant-le-Pin
Coordinates: 48°42′26″N 0°13′18″E / 48.7072°N 0.2217°E / 48.7072; 0.2217
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonRai
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Ameslant[1]
Area
1
18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
413
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
DemonymNonantais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61310 /61240
Elevation180–251 m (591–823 ft)
(avg. 199 m or 653 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nonant-le-Pin (French pronunciation: [nɔnɑ̃ lə pɛ̃] ⓘ) 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, La Butte,La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes and Nonant-le-Pin.[3]

Nonant-le-Pin has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.[4]

Notable people

  • Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.[5]
  • Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here.[6] She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.[7]


See also

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France". Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France.
  4. ↑ "Mairie de Nonant-le-Pin et sa commune (61240)". Annuaire-Mairie. 26 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Charles-Paul Landon (1760-1826)". data.bnf.fr.
  6. ↑ "Auberge Restaurant La Tête au Loup : site touristique du Haras du Pin, circuit de la Dame aux Camélias, Orne, Normandie 61". www.lateteauloup.fr.
  7. ↑ "The Real Traviata: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata". www.roh.org.uk.
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