Sarceaux

Sarceaux
Commune
The old chapel in Sarceaux
Location of Sarceaux
Sarceaux Location within France Show map of France Sarceaux Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°43′09″N 0°02′24″W / 48.7192°N 0.04°W / 48.7192; -0.04
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-1
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Claeys
Area 1	10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Highest elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Lowest elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,063
• Density	98.70/km2 (255.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61462 /61200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sarceaux (French pronunciation: [saʁso] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

Sarceaux 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.

The commune is within the area known as the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.

The commune has two rivers running through it, the Orne and one of its tributaries the Baize.

Town twinning

Sarceaux's twin towns are:

• West Hendred, Oxfordshire – England.
• East Hendred, Oxfordshire – England.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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