Ginai

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Ginai

(2020–2026) Michel Buon^[1]Area

9.25 km² (3.57 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

71 • Density7.7/km² (20/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61190 /61310

Elevation182–268 m (597–879 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ginai (French pronunciation: [ʒinɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Briquetière, Les Bruyères and Ginai.^[3]

The River Ure runs through the commune in addition to a single stream, the Roule-Crottes.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Hippodrome de Bergerie a racecourse that is owned by the Haras du Pin.^[4] It hosted Normandy's first gallop race in 1851.^[4] In 1863 it was inaugurated in 1863 by Napoleon III.^[5] It was classed as a Monument historique.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ginai · 61310, France". Ginai · 61310, France.
^ ^a ^b FOUREY, Danièle (8 October 2022). "Ginai. Des courses à l'hippodrome de la Bergerie, les dimanches 9 et 23 octobre". Ouest-France.fr.
^ BERRE, Tiphaine LE (26 August 2022). "Près d'Argentan. Inauguré par Napoléon en 1863, l'hippodrome de la Bergerie sera entouré de cabanes". Ouest-France.fr.
^ "Haras national du Pin (également sur communes de La Cochère, Ginai et Exmes) au Pin-au-Haras - PA00110888". monumentum.fr.