Origny-le-Butin (French pronunciation: [ɔʁiɲi lə bytɛ̃] (listen)) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Belforêt-en-Perche.[3] Its population was 92 in 2019.[1]

Origny-le-Butin
Part of Belforêt-en-Perche
Location of Origny-le-Butin
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Coordinates: 48°22′20″N 0°28′07″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Ceton
Commune	Belforêt-en-Perche
Area 1	4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	92
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61130
Elevation	107–228 m (351–748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The area was studied in the form of a microhistory by the French historian Alain Corbin in his book The Life of an Unknown (2001).

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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