Moulins-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Moulins on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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.jpg) The church in Moulins-sur-Orne | |
Location of Moulins-sur-Orne  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°45′32″N 0°04′17″W / 48.7589°N 0.0714°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Ruppert[1] |
Area 1 | 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 313 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61298 /61200 |
| Elevation | 150–191 m (492–627 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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 made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Moulins-sur-Orne, Les Marteaux' and Bel œuvre.[3]
Moulins-sur-Orne along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The commune has three rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Houay, plus a tributary to the Huoay, called the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot [5][6]
Notable buildings and places
editJardin de Marigny is an English styled garden of 9000m2 that is occasionally opened to the public.[7] The garden is a member of the Union des Parcs et Jardins de Normandie (Calvados-Manche-Orne).[7]
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.
- ^ a b "Moulins-sur-Orne · France". Moulins-sur-Orne · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ a b "Jardin de Marigny - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.
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