Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Commune
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Location of Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
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Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 0°24′43″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Alleau[1]
Area ^1	10.68 km^2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	483
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61269 /61430
Elevation	46–236 m (151–774 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne.^[4]

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.^[5]

The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre.^[6][7][8] The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois.

People linked with the commune

• Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here.^[9]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

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. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
4. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
6. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
7. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
8. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Noireau (I24-0400)".
9. "Pierre Cally (1630-1709)". data.bnf.fr.