Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fégrinière, Le Degré,La Thiboudière, La Guilminière, La Joasiére,La Dandière, La Héroudière, L'Être aux Roux,La Basserie, La Boscherie, La Briconnière,La Séramberie, L'Épierrière,L'Être Bisson and Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume.[4]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[5]

There are 5 watercourses that run through the commune, The river Rouvre plus 4 streams, Guesnerie, Onfrairies, Vallees and the Maufy.

History

  • 1620: Georges Pierre is the vicar of this parish.
  • 1622: Jean Le Corsonnois is curate and François Guérin "parish priest".
  • 1622: "Mr Guillaume Lesage, squire, gentleman of la Bocherie and of the Rocher de Sainte-Honorine(la Guillaume)". His son is Jacques Lesage.

Administration

Serge Clérembaux was mayor between 1971 and 2020. Pierre Madeline was elected mayor in 2020.[1]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 373—    
1975 322−2.08%
1982 320−0.09%
1990 327+0.27%
1999 330+0.10%
2007 364+1.23%
2012 353−0.61%
2017 334−1.10%
Source: INSEE[6]

Notable buildings and places

  • Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration
    Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration
  • Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration
    Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration
  • Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration
    Sainte Honorine la Guillaume, La Joasière, 1930, Georges Baudy, restoration

People linked with the commune

  • Petrus Guérin du Rocher (1731–1792), a Jesuit priest, who was beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926.[7]
  • Hans-Joachim Klein, (1947 - 2022) a former German terrorist, who belonged to the Vienna commando in December 1975, was arrested at Sainte-Honorine in September 1998 where he had lived for several years. He was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment in Germany in January 2001 for the murder of an Iraqi security agent in 1975. He later benefitted from a pardon and returned to Sainte-Honorine-le-Guillaume.[8] After his death he was buried here.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume (61408)". Insee.
  4. ^ a b "Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume · 61210, France". Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume · 61210, France.
  5. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "Blessed Peter Guérin du Rocher | The Society of Jesus". www.jesuits.global.
  8. ^ Miniac, 2008
  9. ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.

Bibliography

Jean-François Miniac (preface by Alain Lambert), Les Grandes Affaires criminelles de l'Orne, Éditions de Borée, coll. « Les Grandes Affaires criminelles », Paris, 2008, 336 p. (ISBN 978-2-84494-814-4)