Laleu, Orne

Laleu
Commune
The church in Laleu
Location of Laleu
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Coordinates: 48°33′08″N 0°22′48″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Écouves
Intercommunality	Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Denis[1]
Area ^1	11.41 km^2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	359
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61215 /61170
Elevation	148–214 m (486–702 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	335	—
1975	347	+0.50%
1982	327	−0.84%
1990	361	+1.24%
1999	343	−0.57%
2007	375	+1.12%
2012	362	−0.70%
2017	360	−0.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park

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. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE