Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes

Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes
Commune
Location of Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes
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Coordinates: 48°40′47″N 0°11′29″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Katia Guillochin[1]
Area ^1	9.45 km^2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	134
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61371 /61150
Elevation	164–249 m (538–817 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁis su ʁan] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Brice under Rânes) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Hues,Le Bisson and Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes.^[4]

Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[5]

There are 5 streams which flow through the commune, the Chalau, the Aunais, the Gosu, la Barbottiere and La Noeve.

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. "Commune de Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes (61371)". INSEE.
4. "Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes · 61150, France". Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes · 61150, France.
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".