La Ferrière-aux-Étangs

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
Commune
The lake in La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
Coat of arms
Location of La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
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Coordinates: 48°39′49″N 0°31′04″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	La Ferté-Macé
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Beaumont[1]
Area ^1	10.93 km^2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,556
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61163 /61450
Elevation	187–312 m (614–1,024 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁjɛʁ o.z‿etɑ̃]) 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, Sainte-Anne, La Noé, Les Landes, Les Castors, Le Gué Plat and La Ferrière-aux-Étangs.^[3]

It is 1,090 hectares (4.2 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 302 metres (991 ft).^[4]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[5]

The Vee river is the major watercourse running through this area.

Notable buildings and places

• Le Mont Brûlé is a 302m sandstone hill overlooking the town.^[4] On top of the hill is a collection of works, including a replica of the Lourdes grotto.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs is twinned with:^[7]

• Wehretal, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "La Ferrière-aux-Étangs · 61450, France". La Ferrière-aux-Étangs · 61450, France.
4. "La Ferrière-aux-Étangs » Le Mont-Brûlé". www.laferriereauxetangs.com.
5. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
6. "A La Ferrière-aux-Etangs, le Mont Brûlé est une fierté qui a traversé les siècles". actu.fr. 24 May 2021.
7. "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.