Héloup

Héloup
Commune
The town hall in Héloup
The town hall in Héloup
Location of Héloup
Héloup is located in France
Héloup
Héloup
Location within France
Héloup is located in Normandy
Héloup
Héloup
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°23′53″N 0°01′36″E / 48.3981°N 0.0267°E / 48.3981; 0.0267
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDamigny
IntercommunalityCU d'Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Sylvie Gaillard[1]
Area
1
12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
899
 • Density69.4/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61203 /61250
Elevation123–202 m (404–663 ft)
(avg. 197 m or 646 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Héloup (French pronunciation: [elu] ⓘ), also spelled Hesloup, 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 Maisons Neuves, Héloup, Les Adriers and Sainte-James.[3]

The river Sarthe flows through the commune.[4]

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[5]

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]


Points of interest

  • Héloup Astronomical Observatory is the largest observatory in the Orne department, measuring 5 meters in diameter.[7] The building of the observatory was built at an altitude of 201 metres in 1990.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Sarthe (M---0060)" (in French). Sandre.
  5. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
  6. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  7. ↑ "Observatoire Astronomique d'Hesloup - L'Observatoire". www.observatoire-astro-hesloup.fr.
  8. ↑ "L'Observatoire astronomique d'Héloup reprend ses activités". Ouest-France.fr. 5 September 2022.
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