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Commune in Normandy, France
Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême
Commune
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Location of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême
Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême is located in FranceSaint-Martin-du-Vieux-BellêmeSaint-Martin-du-Vieux-BellêmeShow map of FranceSaint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême is located in NormandySaint-Martin-du-Vieux-BellêmeSaint-Martin-du-Vieux-BellêmeShow map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 0°32′37″E / 48.3822°N 0.5436°E / 48.3822; 0.5436
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonCeton
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Cailly
Area15.84 km (6.12 sq mi)
Population540
 • Density34/km (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code61426 /61130
Elevation122–244 m (400–801 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dy vjø bɛlɛm] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême along with the communes of Vaunoise, Belforêt-en-Perche, Igé and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash.

In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.

Points of interest

  • La réserve des Houles-Blanches is a 6950 m2 is a local nature reserve, created in 1992 under the Natura 2000 scheme, and is part of the wider site of Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme. The reserve is home to variopus flora and fauna such as the Brown hairstreak, European tree frog and Hazel dormouse.

National heritage sites

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême (61426)". INSEE.
  4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500109 - Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme - Description".
  5. ^ "Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Bellême" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
  6. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
  7. "Réserve des Houles-blanches".
  8. "Les Houles Blanches - randonnée autour de belleme et la perriere". Le Perche en Normandie - Collines du Perche Normand : économie, tourisme, vie quotidienne.
  9. "Château du Tertre (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême) à Sérigny - PA00110951". monumentum.fr.
  10. "Château du Tertre à Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême - PA61000009". monumentum.fr.
Orne Communes of the Orne department


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