Coulmer Explained

Coulmer
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:Vimoutiers
Insee:61122
Postal Code:61230
Mayor:Chantal Nicoleau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Coordinates:48.7756°N 0.2978°W
Elevation M:192
Elevation Min M:189
Elevation Max M:300
Area Km2:6.68

Coulmer 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, Le Chêne, Le Pommeret, La Faudinière, Les Portes and Coulmer.[2]

The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[4]

The commune has two rivers flowing through its borders, The Touques and the Maure. In addition it has 5 streams running through it, La Noe, the Bouillant, the Bouillonnay, the Launay and the Menil.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Coulmer · 61230, France. Coulmer · 61230, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description.
  4. Web site: Natura 2000. Chambres d'agriculture de. Normandie. 11 June 2024. normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.