Commune in Normandy, France
| Le Cercueil | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The church in Le Cercueil | |
| Location of Le Cercueil | |
  Le CercueilShow map of France Le CercueilShow map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′52″N 0°01′26″E / 48.5978°N 0.0239°E / 48.5978; 0.0239 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stelliane Bettefort |
| Area | 13.23 km (5.11 sq mi) |
| Population | 145 |
| • Density | 11/km (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61076 /61500 |
| Elevation | 232–373 m (761–1,224 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Cercueil (French pronunciation: [lə sɛʁkœj] ) 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, Aprêl, La Gère, La Sevestrie and Le Cercueil.
It is 1,320 hectares (5.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 270 metres (890 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.
Le Cercueil along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.
The commune has six watercourses flowing through it, la Thouane river, Clairefontaine stream, Vallees stream, Aprel stream, Cercueil stream and the Blanchelande stream.
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Le Cercueil
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.
- ^ "Le Cercueil · 61500, France". Le Cercueil · 61500, France.
- "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
- "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
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