Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois
Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
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 The church in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
Location of Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois  | |
  Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois  Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′32″N 0°27′45″E / 48.7922°N 0.4625°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Harel[1] |
| Area 1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 440 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61386 /61550 |
| Elevation | 222–331 m (728–1,086 ft) (avg. 272 m or 892 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿evʁu nɔtʁ dam dy bwa] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3] The commune has the longest name of all the communes within the Orne department.
Geography
[edit]The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]- Abbey of Saint-Evroul are a set of Abbey ruins registered as a Monument historique in 1967.[5]
Notable People
[edit]- Ebrulf - (517–596) a Frankish hermit, abbot, and saint, founded the Abbey here in the 7th Century.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (61386)". INSEE.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ "Ancienne abbaye à Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois - PA00110920". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Saint-Evroul Abbey Ruins, Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France - SpottingHistory". www.spottinghistory.com.
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