Tinchebray () is a former commune in the Orne

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in the Lower Normandy

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in north-western

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. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called

Tinchebray-Bocage Tinchebray-Bocage () is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2015, of the communes of Beauchêne, Frênes, Larchamp, Saint-Cornier-des-Landes, Saint-Jean-des-B ...

History

It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106. During the Second World War, it was liberated by Allied forces on 15th August 1944.Oest France
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History

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