Moulins-sur-Orne

Moulins-sur-Orne
The church in Moulins-sur-Orne
The church in Moulins-sur-Orne
Location of Moulins-sur-Orne
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Moulins-sur-Orne is located in France
Moulins-sur-Orne
Moulins-sur-Orne
Moulins-sur-Orne is located in Normandy
Moulins-sur-Orne
Moulins-sur-Orne
Coordinates: 48°45′32″N 0°04′17″W / 48.7589°N 0.0714°W / 48.7589; -0.0714
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
IntercommunalityTerres d'Argentan Interco
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Ruppert[1]
Area
1
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
313
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61298 /61200
Elevation150–191 m (492–627 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moulins-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Moulins on Orne) 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, Moulins-sur-Orne, Les Marteaux' and Bel œuvre.[3]

Moulins-sur-Orne 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.[4]

The commune has three rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Houay, plus a tributary to the Huoay, called the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot [5][6]

Notable buildings and places

Jardin de Marigny is an English styled garden of 9000m2 that is occasionally opened to the public.[7] The garden is a member of the Union des Parcs et Jardins de Normandie (Calvados-Manche-Orne).[7]

See also

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. ^ a b "Moulins-sur-Orne · France". Moulins-sur-Orne · France.
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  7. ^ a b "Jardin de Marigny - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.