Orgères (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Orgères | |
|---|---|
 The church in Orgères | |
Location of Orgères  | |
  Orgères  Orgères | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′51″N 0°20′32″E / 48.7642°N 0.3422°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Féret[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 185 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61317 /61230 |
| Elevation | 198–326 m (650–1,070 ft) (avg. 209 m or 686 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] 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.[4]
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".
- ^ Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (11 June 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orgères (Orne).
 | This Orne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |