Montmerrei

Montmerrei
Location of Montmerrei
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Montmerrei is located in France
Montmerrei
Montmerrei
Montmerrei is located in Normandy
Montmerrei
Montmerrei
Coordinates: 48°38′05″N 0°02′33″E / 48.6347°N 0.0425°E / 48.6347; 0.0425
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Duval[1]
Area
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12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
543
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61288 /61570
Elevation175–333 m (574–1,093 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmerrei (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɛʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Villette, La Grande Forgé and Montmerrei.[3]

It is 12,700 hectares (49.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 200 metres (660 ft).

Montmerrei along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[5]

The River Thouane, Landrion stream, Vallees stream and the Cercueil stream are the 4 watercourses that flow through the commune.

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. ^ a b "Montmerrei · 61570, France". Montmerrei · 61570, France.
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".