Courtomer, Orne
Courtomer | |
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.jpg) The chapel in Courtomer | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Courtomer | |
  Courtomer Location within France  Courtomer Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 0°21′32″E / 48.6292°N 0.3589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Écouves |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de la Haute Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Robert Collette[1] |
Area 1 | 19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 731 |
| • Density | 36.7/km2 (95.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Courtomerois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61133 /61390 |
| Elevation | 172–279 m (564–915 ft) (avg. 203 m or 666 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Courtomer (French pronunciation: [kuʁtɔmɛʁ] ⓘ) 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, Les Moutis, Courtomer, La Pitoudière, La Héberderie, L'Osier and La Bonneville.[3]
The La Fresbee and le Guerne rivers flow through the commune.[4][5]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Château et temple protestant seventeenth century Protestant temple, that was registered as a Monument historique 1967.[6]
Notable people
- Alain Corbin (born 1936) - is a French historian who was born here.[7]
Heraldry
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The arms of Courtomer are blazoned : Vert, 3 lions argent.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Courtomer, along with Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe and Moulins-la-Marche is twinned with:[8]
Schmitten, Germany
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Fresbee (M0006400)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - le Guerne (M0005600)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Château et temple protestant à Courtomer - PA00110787". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Alain Corbin à Flers : " Revenir à Lonlay-L'Abbaye, c'était revenir au paradis "". actu.fr. 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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