Planches | |
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The town hall in Planches | |
![]() Location of Planches | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′09″N 0°22′17″E / 48.7025°N 0.3714°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Préel |
Area 1 | 12.49 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 180 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61330 /61370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Planches (French pronunciation: [plɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois Brunel, Planches, Ménil Gautier and Saint-Vandrille.
The Commune is one of twenty-seven communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.
The source of the river Risle is within this commune. In addition 2 streams traverse the commune Ruisseau du Bois Guimon and Ruisseau du Mesnil Cher.