Le Ménil-Scelleur
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| Coordinates: 48°36′40″N 0°07′09″W / 48.6111°N 0.1192°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Ripaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 82 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61271 /61320 |
| Elevation | 194–289 m (636–948 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Ménil-Scelleur (French pronunciation: [lə menil sɛlœʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Danny and Le Ménil-Scelleur.[3]
It is 540 hectares (2.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 241 metres (791 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
Le Ménil-Scelleur 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.[6]
Three streams, the Gue de la Heze, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the three watercourses that flow through this commune.
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See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ a b "Le Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France". Le Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
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