Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois
Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
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The church in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
Location of Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′32″N 0°27′45″E / 48.7922°N 0.4625°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Harel[1] |
Area 1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 440 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61386 /61550 |
| Elevation | 222–331 m (728–1,086 ft) (avg. 272 m or 892 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿evʁu nɔtʁə dam dy bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3] The commune has the longest name of all the communes within the Orne department.
Geography
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
The commune contains the source of the river Charentonne.[5]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Abbey of Saint-Evroul are a set of Abbey ruins registered as a Monument historique in 1967.[6]
Notable People
- Ebrulf - (517–596) a Frankish hermit, abbot, and saint, founded the Abbey here in the 7th Century.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (61386)". INSEE.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Charentonne (H61-0400)".
- ^ "Ancienne abbaye à Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois - PA00110920". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Saint-Evroul Abbey Ruins, Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France - SpottingHistory". www.spottinghistory.com.
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