Beauvain

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Beauvain

(2020–2026) Eugène Châtel^[1]Area

12.46 km² (4.81 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

271 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61035 /61600

Elevation214–291 m (702–955 ft)
(avg. 282 m or 925 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauvain (French pronunciation: [bovɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

It is 21,250 hectares (82.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 275 metres (902 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[3]

The commune has one river, the Rouvre flowing through its borders, plus five streams, the Masses, the Beaudouit, the Moulinet, the Bois Tesselin and La Petitiere.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	240	—
1975	212	−1.76%
1982	177	−2.54%
1990	166	−0.80%
1999	253	+4.79%
2009	280	+1.02%
2014	261	−1.40%
2020	272	+0.69%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "Beauvain · 61600, France". Beauvain · 61600, France.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE