Rouperroux

Rouperroux
Commune
Location of Rouperroux
Rouperroux is located in France
Rouperroux
Rouperroux
Location within France
Rouperroux is located in Normandy
Rouperroux
Rouperroux
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°32′55″N 0°05′03″W / 48.5486°N 0.0842°W / 48.5486; -0.0842
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Sellos
Area
1
9.78 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Highest elevation
399 m (1,309 ft)
Lowest elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2023)
174
 • Density17.8/km2 (46.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61357 /61320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rouperroux (French pronunciation: [ʁupɛʁu] ⓘ) 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, Le Plessis, Rouperroux and La Geslinière.

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

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 Sarthon river flows through the commune. In addition a stream, ruisseau de brûlon flows through the commune.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

  • Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.

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. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  6. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
  7. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - le Sarthon (M0064000)". Sandre. SandreM0064000.
  8. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Saint-Ellier-les-Bois (M0064300)". Sandre. SandreM0064300.
  9. ↑ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.