Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ le ʃaʁdɔnɛ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
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 The church in Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets | |
Location of Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 0°45′28″W / 48.7853°N 0.7578°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront en Poiraie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Chrétien[1] |
Area 1 | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 316 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61451 /61800 |
| Elevation | 152–286 m (499–938 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable People
edit- Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (1779 -1845) the inventor of the method for industrial production of sugar from beet was born here.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets (61451)". INSEE.
- ^ "EN IMAGES. J'ai visité pour vous la prison royale de Tinchebray". actu.fr. 22 July 2018.
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