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Francheville, Orne

Coordinates: 48°38′14″N 0°03′19″W / 48.6372°N 0.0553°W / 48.6372; -0.0553
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Francheville
Location of Francheville
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Francheville is located in France
Francheville
Francheville
Francheville is located in Normandy
Francheville
Francheville
Coordinates: 48°38′14″N 0°03′19″W / 48.6372°N 0.0553°W / 48.6372; -0.0553
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy-Raoul d'Harambure[1]
Area
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9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
135
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61176 /61570
Elevation170–287 m (558–942 ft)
(avg. 217 m or 712 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Francheville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃvil] ) 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, Mahey, La Pêcherie and Francheville.[3]

It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 201 metres (659 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]

Francheville 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.[6] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[7]

Francheville has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Landrion stream, Etangs stream and the Landelles stream.

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 "Francheville · 61570, France". Francheville · 61570, France.
  4. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  6. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  7. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".