Berjou Explained

Berjou
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Insee:	61044
Postal Code:	61430
Mayor:	Didier Vieceli^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Flers Agglo
Coordinates:	48.8503°N -0.4808°W
Elevation M:	200
Elevation Min M:	58
Elevation Max M:	257
Area Km2:	8.82

Berjou (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[2]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les Cours,Le Hamel, La Trollière, Le Fang, Vervent and Berjou.^[3]

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.^[4]

The commune has the river Noireau running through it.

Places of interest

• Museum of the liberation of Berjou was opened in 2011 and retraces the fighting of August 15, 16 and 17, 1944 around the River Noireau as part of the battle of the Falaise pocket.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Berjeau

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.
3. Web site: Google Maps. Google Maps.
4. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description.
5. Web site: Histoire. Le musée de la Libération de Berjou va rouvrir, samdi 6 juin 2020. 7 May 2020. actu.fr.
6. Web site: D-Day landings: Remembering the Battle of Berjou. 9 June 2014. www.bbc.co.uk.