Sainte-Opportune

Sainte-Opportune
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°44′33″N 0°24′55″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Simon[1]
Area ^1	8.46 km^2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	240
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61436 /61100
Elevation	173–277 m (568–909 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-Opportune (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɔpɔʁtyn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department of north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Hiboudière,Le Fay, La Besnardière, La Saussaie,Le Grand Ros and Sainte-Opportune.^[5]

The commune has 5 watercourses running through it the river Rouvre and 4 streams the Prevostiere, the Grand Ros, the Haie and the Onfrairies.

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune de Sainte-Opportune (61436)". INSEE.
4. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
5. "Sainte-Opportune · 61100, France". Sainte-Opportune · 61100, France.