Sévigny, Orne
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The church in Sévigny | |
Location of Sévigny | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′54″N 0°00′56″W / 48.7817°N 0.0156°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Gasseau[1] |
Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 309 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61472 /61200 |
| Elevation | 164–232 m (538–761 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sévigny (French pronunciation: [seviɲi] ⓘ) 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, Les Buttes, Le Tellier and Sévigny.[3]
Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms.[4]
Sévigny 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.[5]
The Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot is the only watercourse in the Commune.
Notable buildings and places
- Haras du Petit Tellier, one of the oldest thoroughbred horse breeding farms in France is based in the Commune.[6]
National heritage sites
- The New House Tilery, built in 1812 and expanded in 1854, this building was operational up until 1900. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1995.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Sévigny · 61200, France". Sévigny · 61200, France.
- ^ "Normandie Développement Durable" (PDF).
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Fiche établissement HARAS DU PETIT TELLIER - France sire". www.france-sire.com.
- ^ "Tuilerie de la Maison Neuve à Sévigny - PA00135531". monumentum.fr.
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