Montmerrei

Montmerrei
Location of Montmerrei
Montmerrei is located in France
Montmerrei
Montmerrei
Location within France
Montmerrei is located in Normandy
Montmerrei
Montmerrei
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°38′05″N 0°02′33″E / 48.6347°N 0.0425°E / 48.6347; 0.0425
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Duval[1]
Area
1
12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
560
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61288 /61570
Elevation175–333 m (574–1,093 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmerrei (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɛʁɛ] ⓘ) 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, La Villette, La Grande Forgé and Montmerrei.[3]

It is 12,700 hectares (49.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 200 metres (660 ft).

Montmerrei along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[5]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[6][7]

The River Thouane, Landrion stream and Vallees stream are the three watercourses that flow through the commune.[8][9]


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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Montmerrei · 61570, France". Montmerrei · 61570, France.
  4. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
  6. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  7. ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  8. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Thouane (I2030600)" (in French). Sandre.
  9. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vallees (I2036000 )" (in French). Sandre.