Le Cercueil (French pronunciation: [lə sɛʁkœj] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Cercueil
The church in Le Cercueil
The church in Le Cercueil
Location of Le Cercueil
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Le Cercueil is located in France
Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil is located in Normandy
Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil
Coordinates: 48°35′52″N 0°01′26″E / 48.5978°N 0.0239°E / 48.5978; 0.0239
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stelliane Bettefort[1]
Area
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13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
141
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61076 /61500
Elevation232–373 m (761–1,224 ft)
(avg. 363 m or 1,191 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, Aprêl, La Gère, La Sevestrie and Le Cercueil.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6] In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[7]

The commune has six watercourses flowing through it, la Thouane river, Clairefontaine stream, Vallees stream, Aprel stream, Cercueil stream and the Blanchelande stream.

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. ^ a b "Le Cercueil · 61500, France". Le Cercueil · 61500, France.
  4. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  6. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  7. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".