Bazoches-au-Houlme

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Alix Dauger^[1]Area28.64 km² (11.06 sq mi)Population456 • Density16/km² (41/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation90–230 m (300–750 ft)
(avg. 183 m or 600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bazoches-au-Houlme (French pronunciation: [bazɔʃ o ulm]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune of Bazoches-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Bazoches-au-Houlme, La Guilberdière, Le Pont de Baize and La Thiboudière.

The river Baize runs through the commune, along with four of its tributaries, Ruisseau des Vaux Viets, Ruisseau du Val Lienard, Ruisseau du Val and Ruisseau des Vallees.^[4]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Saint-Pierre Church is a church built during the 12th century that contains a group of sculptures of The Virgin Bringing Communion to Saint Avoie, from the old church of Saint-Pavin is classed as a Monument historique.^[6]
• Château de Bazoches-au-Houlme is a stately home built in many stages. At first it was castle fortress remnants from the 12th century that was partly destroyed by Geoffrey Plantagenet with a watchtower that was built in the 14th century added to the structure. Later in the 15th to 18th century a stately home was added to the structure. This is classed as a Monument historique.^[7]

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  Saint-Pierre Church
• 
  Bazoches-au-Houlme lavoir

Notable people

• Remy de Gourmont, a French symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic, was born in Bazoches-au-Houlme.^[8]
• Maurice Ephrussi, owned the Haras du Gazon, a breeding farm in Bazoches-au-Houlme which produced several horses of notable ability.^[9]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	442	—
1975	386	−1.92%
1982	332	−2.13%
1990	335	+0.11%
1999	334	−0.03%
2009	444	+2.89%
2014	497	+2.28%
2020	456	−1.42%
Source: INSEE[10]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References