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Commune in Normandy, France
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Commune
The town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-RisleThe town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Location of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is located in FranceSaint-Sulpice-sur-RisleSaint-Sulpice-sur-RisleShow map of FranceSaint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is located in NormandySaint-Sulpice-sur-RisleSaint-Sulpice-sur-RisleShow map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°46′53″N 0°39′27″E / 48.7814°N 0.6575°E / 48.7814; 0.6575
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonL'Aigle
IntercommunalityPays de l'Aigle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Sellier
Area28.45 km (10.98 sq mi)
Population1,587
 • Density56/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code61456 /61300
Elevation187–258 m (614–846 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis syʁ ʁil] , literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.

Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.

Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.

Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988. The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing. The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.

Transport

  • Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955. Its ICAO airport code is LFOL. It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.

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-Sulpice-sur-Risle (61456)". INSEE.
  4. "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  5. "Domaine du Fontenil à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110979". monumentum.fr.
  6. "Dolmen à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110936". monumentum.fr.
  7. "Eglise à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110937". monumentum.fr.
  8. "Usine Bohin à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00135530". monumentum.fr.
  9. Interactive, IRIS (4 May 2020). "Bohin Factory Tours in the Orne". Normandy Tourism, France.
  10. "The Manufacture Bohin in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - Southern Normandy Tourism, France". Normandie Sud Tourisme. 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Aérodrome du Pays de L'Aigle. Le pouvoir d'attraction d'une piste en dur". actu.fr. 8 September 2019.
  12. "L'aigle St Michel - France". World Airport Codes.
Orne Communes of the Orne department


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