Le Château-d'Almenêches
Le Château-d'Almenêches | |
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The church of Le Château-d'Almenêches | |
Location of Le Château-d'Almenêches | |
Le Château-d'Almenêches Le Château-d'Almenêches | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′48″N 0°07′23″E / 48.68°N 0.1231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Quellier[1] |
Area 1 | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 185 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61101 /61570 |
| Elevation | 160–193 m (525–633 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Château-d'Almenêches (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑto dalmənɛːʃ] ⓘ; literally 'The Château of Almenêches') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Les Planches, Ménil Gautier, Le Parc, La Chaise, Le Grand Chemin, La Huetterie, Maroger, L'Oliverie and Château-d'Almenêches.[3]
Le Château-d'Almenêches along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Le Château-d'Almenêches has a total of 8 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne, and La Don. The other six watercourses are all streams, the Querpont, The Plessis, la Gironde, The Essards, The Fausse Rivière, & the Essarts.[5]
Transport
Surdon station, located in the commune, is a railway junction with connections to Argentan, Caen, Paris, Le Mans and Granville.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France". Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ Plan du réseau, TER Normandie, accessed 24 September 2023.