Giel-Courteilles

Giel-Courteilles
The church of Saint-Pierre in Giel-Courteilles
The church of Saint-Pierre in Giel-Courteilles
Location of Giel-Courteilles
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Giel-Courteilles is located in France
Giel-Courteilles
Giel-Courteilles
Giel-Courteilles is located in Normandy
Giel-Courteilles
Giel-Courteilles
Coordinates: 48°45′55″N 0°11′45″W / 48.7653°N 0.1958°W / 48.7653; -0.1958
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityVal d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Petit[1]
Area
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12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
476
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61189 /61210
Elevation124–252 m (407–827 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giel-Courteilles (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛl kuʁtɛj] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The current commune was formed in 1965 when the two communes of Giel and Courteilles merged.

Geography

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The commune of Giel-Courteilles is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux.

Giel-Courteilles along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]

The river Orne runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries Ruisseau du Gue Blandin.[5]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  6. ^ "Giel-Courteilles · 61210, France". Giel-Courteilles · 61210, France.
  7. ^ Peccatte, Patrick. "Les souvenirs d'enfance de Michel Onfray".