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Condeau (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃do] (
listen)) is a former commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne (and formerly within Le Perche region) in north-western France: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.[2]
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| Coordinates: 48°23′09″N 0°50′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Bretoncelles |
| Commune | Sablons-sur-Huisne |
| Area 1 | 15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 370 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61110 |
| Elevation | 105–214 m (344–702 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Origins and etymology
Condeau is a town that lies near the river Huisne in Lower Normandy.
The toponym "Condeau" is a diminutive of Condé, a neighboring town name as the confluence (Gaulish condate) of the Huisne and Corbionne rivers.[3][4]
Demonym
The French demonym for people who live in Condeau is Condoléen.[5]
History
In 1789, after the Décret de la division de la France en départements created townships, Condeau became chief town of its canton. In 1801, the canton was abolished.
On 1 January 2016, Condeau merged into Sablons-sur-Huisne as a municipality under by Law Number 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local government reform. The communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne, and Coulonges-les-Sablons merged and Condé-sur-Huisne became the chief town of the new municipality.
Administration
The town council comprises eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.[6]
Population
In 2019, Condeau had 370 inhabitants. Condeau's population peaked at 1,034 inhabitants in 1821.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 391 | — |
| 1968 | 340 | −2.30% |
| 1975 | 216 | −6.28% |
| 1982 | 321 | +5.82% |
| 1990 | 369 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 323 | −1.47% |
| 2008 | 403 | +2.49% |
| 2017 | 418 | +0.41% |
| 2019 | 370 | −5.92% |
Sites
Sites in Condeau include:
- Church of Saint-Denis (Église Saint-Denis): 16th-century church that houses three paintings registered as historic monuments
- Villeray Castle (Château de Villeray ): 18th-century castle registered as an historic monument
- Old Mill on the Huisne (Ancien moulin sur l'Huisne): Dependency of the castle of Villeray
- Manor Grand Brolles: 16th-century chapel
- Radray Chapel (Chapelle de Radray)[7]
Notable inhabitants
- Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé (1749-1830), French politician
- Robert-Jules Garnier (1883-1958), French chief designer
- James Rossant (1928-2009), American architect and artist
- Colette Rossant (1932), French-American writer
See also
![Ancient provinces of Perche and Perche-Gouët [fr] (with their extant communes listed in text below)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Carte_du_Perche.svg/220px-Carte_du_Perche.svg.png)
- Communes of the Orne department
- Le Perche
- Percheron
- Regional Natural Park of Perche
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- "Arrêté du 25 septembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Sablons sur Huisne". LegiFrance. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Lepelley, René (October 1999). Noms de lieux de Normandie et des îles Anglo-Normandes. Bonneton. p. 85. ISBN 2-86253-247-9.
- Nègre, Ernest (1998). Toponymie générale de la France. Libraire Droze. p. 1721.
- "Un troc plantes de plus en plus prometteur". Ouest-France. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "Condeau (61110) - Municipales 2014". Ouest-France. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- "Chapelle de Radray". Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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