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Sai, Orne

Coordinates: 48°44′41″N 0°01′36″E / 48.7447°N 0.0267°E / 48.7447; 0.0267
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Sai
The church in Sai
The church in Sai
Location of Sai
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Sai is located in France
Sai
Sai
Sai is located in Normandy
Sai
Sai
Coordinates: 48°44′41″N 0°01′36″E / 48.7447°N 0.0267°E / 48.7447; 0.0267
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Leroux[1]
Area
1
5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
227
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymSayiens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61358 /61200
Elevation152–186 m (499–610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It has a population of 222.[3] Its inhabitants are known as Sayiens (male) and Sayiennes (female).

Geography

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The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets,Bordeaux and Sai.[4]

Sai along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]

Sai has 2 water courses running through it, The Orne and The Ure.[6]


Toponymy

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The name of the village has been found under the forms: Saium in 1086, See et Zee in 1207, Saieum in 1223, Sav in 1418.[7]

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. ^ "Sai (Argentan, Orne, France) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Sai · France". Sai · France.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  7. ^ Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. p. 207. ISBN 2600028838.
  8. ^ DALPVIA, Nolwenn A. (12 July 2019). "Thierry Ardisson et Audrey Crespo-Mara, isolés, sublime cachette dans l'Orne (photo)".
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