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Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne

Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 0°24′43″W / 48.8531°N 0.4119°W / 48.8531; -0.4119
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Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
The church in Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
The church in Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
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Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne is located in France
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne is located in Normandy
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 0°24′43″W / 48.8531°N 0.4119°W / 48.8531; -0.4119
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Alleau[1]
Area
1
10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
483
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61269 /61430
Elevation46–236 m (151–774 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

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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, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne.[4]

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]

The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre.[6][7][8] The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois.

People linked with the commune

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  • Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
  8. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Noireau (I24-0400)".
  9. ^ "Pierre Cally (1630-1709)". data.bnf.fr.