Champ-Haut (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ o] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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.jpg) The church in Champ-Haut | |
Location of Champ-Haut  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°43′39″N 0°19′33″E / 48.7275°N 0.3258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Allain[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 43 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Campo-Haltiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61088 /61240 |
| Elevation | 220–321 m (722–1,053 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3]
Notable People
edit- Edmond-Denis De Manne - (1801 – 1877) playwright and journalist, who was also mayor of the commune is buried here.[4]
- Olivier Metzner - (1949 – 2013) a criminal lawyer was born here.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "Olivier Metzner: Defence lawyer who became the most respected and". The Independent. 18 March 2013.
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