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Commune in Normandy, France
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
Commune
The church in Saint-Philbert-sur-OrneThe church in Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
Location of Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne is located in FranceSaint-Philbert-sur-OrneSaint-Philbert-sur-OrneShow map of FranceSaint-Philbert-sur-Orne is located in NormandySaint-Philbert-sur-OrneSaint-Philbert-sur-OrneShow map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°50′27″N 0°22′40″W / 48.8408°N 0.3778°W / 48.8408; -0.3778
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Raux
Area5.97 km (2.31 sq mi)
Population112
 • Density19/km (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code61444 /61430
Elevation50–190 m (160–620 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filbɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Saint-Philbert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Vallée, Le Val, Le Haut Perron and Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne.

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.

The commune has 3 watercourses running through it, with 2 rivers the Orne plus one of its tributaries the Rouvre. The other watercourse is a stream called the Val Corbel Stream.

Neighbouring communes
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne Le Mesnil-Villement Rapilly
Athis-Val-de-Rouvre Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Les Isles-Bardel
Athis-Val-de-Rouvre Putanges-le-Lac

Places of interest

  • Rock of Oëtre is one of the most prestigious lookouts in the west of France.
  • RocheD Oetre RocheD Oetre
  • Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Lavoir Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Lavoir

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Commune de Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (61444)". INSEE.
  4. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  6. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
  7. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  8. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
  9. "Site naturel de la Roche d'Oëtre SAINT-PHILBERT-SUR-ORNE : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.
Orne Communes of the Orne department


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