Mauves-sur-Huisne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Mauves-sur-Huisne

(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Rocton^[1]Area

14.26 km² (5.51 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

526 • Density37/km² (96/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61255 /61400

Elevation132–262 m (433–860 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mauves-sur-Huisne (French pronunciation: [mov syʁ ɥin] ^ⓘ, literally Mauves on Huisne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Points of interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[3]

Bridge in Mauves-sur-Huisne the bridge was built between 1610-11, it was registered as a monument in 1939.^[4]
Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.^[5]

Notable People

Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle - (1742 - 1807) a Saint Dominican writer of French literature and translator, who died here.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
^ "Pont à Mauves-sur-Huisne - PA00110849". monumentum.fr.
^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Mauves-sur-Huisne - PA00110848". monumentum.fr.
^ "Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-René Dureau de la Malle (1742-1807)". data.bnf.fr.