Gandelain

Gandelain
Commune
The town hall and church in Gandelain
The town hall and church in Gandelain
Location of Gandelain
Gandelain is located in France
Gandelain
Gandelain
Location within France
Gandelain is located in Normandy
Gandelain
Gandelain
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°28′49″N 0°05′12″W / 48.4803°N 0.0867°W / 48.4803; -0.0867
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDamigny
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Morin
Area
1
15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Highest elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Lowest elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2023)
408
 • Density26.6/km2 (69.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61182 /61420
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gandelain (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃dlɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Patrie, Beauchevron, Gandelain, La Gottière and La Chauvinière.

The Sarthon river flows through the commune.

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.

The commune along with 26 others contains part of the Forêt d'Écouves.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - le Sarthon (M0064000)". Sandre. SandreM0064000.
  5. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
  7. ↑ "UP_611 – Document PDF" (PDF). Données Normandie (DREAL) (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ CAGNARD-BUDIMAN, Daphné (10 July 2019). "Lisieux. Louis et Zélie Martin, couple saint et protecteur". Ouest-France.fr.