Sainte-Marie-la-Robert

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert
Commune
The church in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert
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Coordinates: 48°37′27″N 0°09′19″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Huette[1]
Area ^1	5.45 km^2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	88
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61420 /61320
Elevation	183–269 m (600–883 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi la ʁɔbɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3] As of 2021, the commune had a population of 88 inhabitants.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Sorière, La Chabossière and Sainte-Marie-la-Robert.^[4]

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

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert 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.^[6]

It is 550 hectares (2.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 207 metres (679 ft).

The river Udon along with two streams, the Coupigny and the Moulin de Besnard are the three watercourses that traverse the commune.

Politics and administration

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert is governed by a conseil municipal composed of seven members, consisting of both a mayor and deputy mayor.

List of Mayors of Sainte-Marie-la-Robert

In office		Name	Party	Quality
?	March 2008	Serge Guillaume	—	Farmer
March 2008[7]	Incumbent	Jean-Paul Huette[1]	Independent	Farmer

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Manor a sixteenth century Manor House, located in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert was classified as a Monument historique in 1926.^[8]

See also

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

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune de Sainte-Marie-la-Robert (61420)". INSEE.
4. "Sainte-Marie-la-Robert · France". Sainte-Marie-la-Robert · France.
5. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
6. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
7. "Jean-Paul Huette, nouveau maire". Ouest France (in French). 22 March 2008.
8. "Manoir à Sainte-Marie-la-Robert - PA00110930". monumentum.fr.