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Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges

Coordinates: 48°35′12″N 0°06′21″W / 48.5867°N 0.1058°W / 48.5867; -0.1058
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Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges is located in France
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Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges is located in Normandy
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Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges
Coordinates: 48°35′12″N 0°06′21″W / 48.5867°N 0.1058°W / 48.5867; -0.1058
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Trouillot[1]
Area
1
11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
243
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61453 /61320
Elevation209–356 m (686–1,168 ft)
(avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ kaʁuʒ] , literally Saint-Saviour of Carrouges) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3] As of 2021, the commune had a total population of 243 residents.

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Être És Pont, Le Fay, Gros Fay, La Druitière, Les Noës, Le Bois Bonnevent, L'Être Logeard, L'Être Mathieu, La Noé, Les Érables and Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges.[4]

It is 1,140 hectares (4.4 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 313 metres (1,027 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[5][6]

Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges 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.[7]

The commune has five streams flowing through it, Grand Pied, Moulin de Besnard, Coupigny, Landelles and the Gue de la Heze.

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b "Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges · 61320, France". Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges · 61320, France.
  5. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  7. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".