Montilly-sur-Noireau
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The church in Montilly-sur-Noireau | |
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Montilly-sur-Noireau Montilly-sur-Noireau | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′57″N 0°34′20″W / 48.8158°N 0.5722°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Flers-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Delaunay[1] |
Area 1 | 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 719 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montillais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61287 /61100 |
| Elevation | 85–234 m (279–768 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montilly-sur-Noireau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiji syʁ nwaʁo] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Mainguère,Le Pont, Les Fontaines, La Michellerie,Le Jardin,La Bissonnière,Damecent,Le Prail,La Canne and Montilly-sur-Noireau.[4]
The commune has 4 watercourses running through it two rivers the Noireau & La Vere, and two streams the Aubusson & Vallee.
Culture
- Saint-Denis fair - Since at least 1789 the commune has had a fair each year at the start of October.[5] The fair features a variety of rides and exhibitors attracting over 100,000 visitors per year.[6]
- Eskape festival is an annual Techno and Electronic dance music weekend festival that occurs on the communes fair ground site between the end of July to mid August.[7] It attracts about 20,000 visitors per year.[8]
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.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Montilly-sur-Noireau · 61100, France". Montilly-sur-Noireau · 61100, France.
- ^ "Les souvenirs d'une figure de la foire Saint-Denis". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Ferme pédagogique, allée des rôtisseurs : cinq raisons d'aller à la foire de Montilly-sur-Noireau". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Musique. Dans l'Orne, l'Eskape festival continue de grandir : vers une édition record ?". actu.fr. 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Près de 22 000 personnes attendues à Montilly-sur-Noireau pour l'Eskape Festival, du 15 au 17 août". ouest-france.fr.
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