For other uses, see Gace (disambiguation).

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

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Chapelle Mongenouil and Gacé.[3]

The commune has one river, The Touques and a single stream, the Bouillant running through its borders.


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[4]

Notable buildings and places

  • Gacé museum a museum based at Chateau à Gacé that shows a collection of 2,500 minerals, fossils and meteorites.[5]
  • The Lady of the Camellias Museum based at the Chateau à Gacé is a museum dedicated to the life of Marie Duplessis.[6]

National heritage sites

  • Château à Gacé a 14th century chateau listed as a monument in 1968.[7]

Notable people

Heraldry

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



Administration

City Hall in the Castle

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Gacé · 61230, France". Gacé · 61230, France.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Musée de Gacé : Plus de 2 500 minéraux, fossiles et météorites". actu.fr. 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Insolite - Le musée de la Dame aux camélias au Château de Gacé". France 3 Normandie. 24 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Château à Gacé - PA00110811". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
  9. ^ "Généalogie de Charles Auguste DE GOYON DE MATIGNON". Geneanet.
  10. ^ Chalmers, Robbie (20 August 2019). "Kinross' twin town pals get taste of local culture". Daily Record.