Le Ménil-Scelleur

Le Ménil-Scelleur
Commune
The church in Le Ménil-Scelleur
The church in Le Ménil-Scelleur
Location of Le Ménil-Scelleur
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Le Ménil-Scelleur is located in France
Le Ménil-Scelleur
Le Ménil-Scelleur
Le Ménil-Scelleur is located in Normandy
Le Ménil-Scelleur
Le Ménil-Scelleur
Coordinates: 48°36′40″N 0°07′09″W / 48.6111°N 0.1192°W / 48.6111; -0.1192
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Ripaux[1]
Area
1
5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
82
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61271 /61320
Elevation194–289 m (636–948 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Ménil-Scelleur (French pronunciation: [lə menil sɛlœʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Danny and Le Ménil-Scelleur.[3]

It is 540 hectares (2.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 241 metres (791 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]

Le Ménil-Scelleur along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6]

Three streams, the Gue de la Heze, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the three watercourses that flow through this commune.

See also

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. ^ a b "Le Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France". Le Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France.
  4. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  6. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
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