Semallé

Semallé
The town hall in Semallé
Location of Semallé
Semallé
Semallé
Coordinates: 48°28′32″N 0°09′03″E / 48.4756°N 0.1508°E / 48.4756; 0.1508
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonÉcouves
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Patrick Leroux[1]
Area
1
14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
364
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61467 /61250
Elevation132–163 m (433–535 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Semallé (French pronunciation: [səmale] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[3]

Points of Interest

  • Maison de sainte Thérèse is the house that Thérèse of Lisieux stayed at as a child between March 1873 and April 1874.[4] The house today is set-up as a replica of what it would have been during this time.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
  4. ^ "Semallé. La maison où la future Sainte-Thérèse a retrouvé la santé". actu.fr. 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ HOUDAYER, par Nathalie (17 May 2017). "À Semallé, la maison de la nourrice de sainte Thérèse se visite". Ouest-France.fr.