Le Cercueil

Le Cercueil
Commune
The church in Le Cercueil
The church in Le Cercueil
Location of Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil is located in France
Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil
Location within France
Le Cercueil is located in Normandy
Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°35′52″N 0°01′26″E / 48.5978°N 0.0239°E / 48.5978; 0.0239
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stelliane Bettefort
Area
1
13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Highest elevation
373 m (1,224 ft)
Lowest elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2023)
145
 • Density11.0/km2 (28.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61076 /61500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cercueil (French pronunciation: [lə sɛʁkœj] ⓘ) 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, Aprêl, La Gère, La Sevestrie and Le Cercueil.

It is 1,320 hectares (5.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 270 metres (890 ft).

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

Le Cercueil along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.

The commune has six watercourses flowing through it, la Thouane river, Clairefontaine stream, Vallees stream, Aprel stream, Cercueil stream and the Blanchelande stream.

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 "Le Cercueil · 61500, France". Le Cercueil · 61500, 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". Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
  8. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Thouane (I2030600)". Sandre. SandreI2030600.
  9. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Blanchelande (I2032000)". Sandre. SandreI2032000.
  10. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau d'Aprel (I2033000 )". Sandre. SandreI2033000.
  11. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Cercueil (I2034000 )". Sandre. SandreI2034000.
  12. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vallees (I2036000 )". Sandre. SandreI2036000.