Damigny

Damigny is a common French, located in the department of the Orne and the area Basse-Normandie.

Geography

This commune is located in the north-western part of the agglomeration of Alençon. The borough with the appearance of a village-street at the edge of the Briante, affluent of the the Sarthe. Its grounds are favourable with the cultures thanks to the silts of the plates, so named Lœss. Under the loesses, limestones of the Jurassic are Moyen of which the " oolitic limestone of Damigni" of age bajocian. Locally, the granite of subjacent Alençon appears.

Administration

Demography

On the level of the population pyramid, the sections can divide as follows: a quarter of the population is composed of young people, càd from 0 to 19 years (24%) a quarter of young credits, households from 20 to 39 years (24,9%) 51% seniors (40 years is 75 years old and more) In conclusion a population whose average is rather old, although Damigny has received for a few years of many families with children in old bottom, which settles in the new residential districts. (Allotment of Spring…)

History

The two orthographies are met: Damigni and Damigny. The inhabitants are called Damigniens and Damigniennes, although some, for folk reasons, prefer to name Damignons and Damignonnes.

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Philippe Peccate , runner with foot specialized in ultra-bottom, made the Tour of the Mont Blanc in 43 hours, in August 2006.

See too

Common of the Flowering ash
List of war memorials French surmounted by a cock

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