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Gacé (French pronunciation: [ɡase] (listen)) is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.

Gacé
Commune
Gacé Castle (fr. Château de Gacé)
Location of Gacé
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Coordinates: 48°47′38″N 0°17′52″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Grimbert[1]
Area 1	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,811
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61181 /61230
Elevation	179–316 m (587–1,037 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
Website	www.gace.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,170	—
1975	2,397	+1.43%
1982	2,192	−1.27%
1990	2,247	+0.31%
1999	2,041	−1.06%
2007	2,110	+0.42%
2012	2,031	−0.76%
2017	1,861	−1.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Gacé are blazoned: Argent, a lion gules, crowned Or, langued azure.

Administration

Twin towns

• Kinross, Perth & Kinross, Scotland

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de Gacé

References

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