Messei

Messei
Commune
Messei town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Messei
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Coordinates: 48°42′44″N 0°32′09″W / 48.7122°N 0.5358°W / 48.7122; -0.5358
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	La Ferté-Macé
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Dumaine
Area 1	13.21 km2 (5.10 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Highest elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Lowest elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,827
• Density	138.3/km2 (358.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Messéens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61278 /61440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Messei (French pronunciation: [mɛsɛ] ^ⓘ) 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 Pacotière, La Bondière, Les Buissons, Les Pasquières, Les Genétés, La Balonnière, La Haguerie, Messei, La Cheminière, Le Gué, La Bruyère and La Merrie.

It is 1,320 hectares (5.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 215 metres (705 ft).

There are three watercourses that traverse through the commune, the river Varenne, La Vere and a stream called the Blanche-Lande. The source of the river Varenne is in Messei.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The commune has one building listed as a Monument historique, which are the remains of the old 11th-century castle in Messei and listed in 1975.

Notable people

• Foulques du Merle - (1239-1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.
• Émile Deshayes de Marcère (1828-1918) - last surviving senator for life of the Third Republic was Mayor here, and later died here.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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