Sap-en-Auge

Sap-en-Auge
Commune
The town hall in Le Sap
Location of Sap-en-Auge
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Coordinates: 48°53′38″N 0°20′17″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Rosé[1]
Area ^1	29.98 km^2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	958
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61460 /61470, 61120
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sap-en-Auge (French pronunciation: [sap ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Sap in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Orville and Le Sap (the seat).^[3] Its seat, Le Sap, is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.^[4]

Geography

The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.^[5]

Notable buildings and places

Ecomusée du Grand Jardin is a museum dedicated to the making of cider and calvados.^[6]

National heritage sites

• Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1979.^[7]

Sport

• Hippodrome de la Fontaine - Is a Race course that every August has a Harness racing event every August.^[8][9]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
4. "Le Sap | Petites cités de caractère". www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description".
6. "L'écomusée le Grand Jardin a rouvert ses portes le 1er juillet 2020". actu.fr. 2 July 2020.
7. "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Sap-en-Auge - PA00110940". monumentum.fr.
8. https://www.letrot.com/hippodromes/le-sap/6110
9. https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/sports-and-leisure-activities/hippodrome-la-fontaine/