Coulmer is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Coulmer
The church in Coulmer
The church in Coulmer
Location of Coulmer
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Coulmer is located in France
Coulmer
Coulmer
Coulmer is located in Normandy
Coulmer
Coulmer
Coordinates: 48°46′32″N 0°17′52″E / 48.7756°N 0.2978°E / 48.7756; 0.2978
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonVimoutiers
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Nicoleau[1]
Area
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6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
82
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61122 /61230
Elevation189–300 m (620–984 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Chêne, Le Pommeret, La Faudinière, Les Portes and Coulmer.[3]

The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[5]

The commune has two rivers flowing through its borders, The Touques and the Maure. In addition it has 5 streams running through it, La Noe, the Bouillant, the Bouillonnay, the Launay and the Menil.

 
Saint-Martin Church in Coulmer
 
Mayors office in Coulmer

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Coulmer · 61230, France". Coulmer · 61230, France.
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
  5. ^ Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (11 June 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.