Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Commune
	The town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
	Location of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
	Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle Location within France Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle Location within Normandy
	Coordinates: 48°46′53″N 0°39′27″E / 48.7814°N 0.6575°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	L'Aigle
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Aigle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Sellier
Area 1	28.45 km2 (10.98 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Highest elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Lowest elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2023)	1,583
• Density	55.64/km2 (144.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61456 /61300
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis syʁ ʁil] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The river Risle flows through the commune.

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.

Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.

Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.

Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988. The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing. The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.

Transport

Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955. Its ICAO airport code is LFOL. It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.