Tourouvre
Part of Tourouvre au Perche in Normandy, France
Location of Tourouvre
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48°35′28″N 0°39′08″E / 48.5911°N 0.6522°E / 48.5911; 0.6522
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(2019)[1]
61190
(avg. 236 m or 774 ft)
Tourouvre (French pronunciation: [tuʁuvʁ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche.[2]
The first photovoltaic road in the world was under construction in Tourouvre in November–December 2016.[3] It was built by Société Nouvelle Aeracem (SNA), and dedicated by the French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal on 25 October 2016.[3] In 2019, Le Monde declared the experiment a failure.[4]
Heraldry
![]() | The arms of Tourouvre are blazoned : Per fess, azure and Or, 3 ox heads Or and 3 maple leaves vert.
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See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b Bourgin, Yohann (October 25, 2016). "High Tech. Ségolène Royal lance la première route solaire dans l'Orne". Sud-Ouest. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "En Normandie, le fiasco de la plus grande route solaire du monde". Le Monde.fr. 22 July 2019.
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