Ceaucé (French pronunciation: [sose] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Ceaucé | |
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 The church in Ceaucé | |
Location of Ceaucé  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°29′41″N 0°37′24″W / 48.4947°N 0.6233°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Andaine-Passais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dargent[1] |
Area 1 | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,162 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61075 /61330 |
| Elevation | 100–262 m (328–860 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
| Website | www.mairie-ceauce.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable buildings and places
editNational heritage sites
editThe commune has three buildings/areas listed as a Monument historique.[3]
- Grande-Pierre Manor is a 16th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1974.[4]
- Manoir de la Servière is a 14th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1975.[5]
- Menhir de la Pierre is a Neolithic megalith with four almost regular faces that was discovered in 1936 and listed as a Monument in 1976.[6]
Notable People
edit- Louis Terrenoire (1908 – 1992) was a French politician who is buried here.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Grande-Pierre à Ceaucé - PA00110759". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Servière à Ceaucé - PA00110760". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Menhir de la Pierre à Ceaucé - PA00110761". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
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