Coulonges-sur-Sarthe explained

Coulonges-sur-Sarthe
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Alençon
Canton:	Écouves
Insee:	61126
Postal Code:	61170
Mayor:	Étienne Guillin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
Coordinates:	48.5325°N 0.4006°W
Elevation M:	200
Elevation Min M:	147
Elevation Max M:	205
Area Km2:	9.65
Demonym:	Coulongeois

Coulonges-sur-Sarthe (pronounced as /fr/, literally Coulonges on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

geography

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.^[2]

Points of Interest

• Base de Loisirs is a 16ha lake, that is used for swimming, and features a beach area.^{[3] [4]}
• Ancienne champignonnière des Petites Hayes translated as the Old mushroom Farm of Petit Hayes is a Natura 2000 conservation site measuring 12.77 Hectares.^[5] The site is a former Chalk mine, that later became a mushroom farm, which hosts six varieties of bats, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Greater horseshoe bat, Lesser horseshoe bat, Western barbastelle, Geoffroy's bat, Bechstein's bat and the Greater mouse-eared bat.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description.
3. Web site: L’équipe de la base de loisirs du pays mêlois accueille les visiteurs tous les jours. 12 July 2023. Ouest-France.fr.
4. Web site: Base de Loisirs du Pays Mêlois in LE MELE-SUR-SARTHE. Normandy Tourism, France.
5. Web site: INPN - Natura 2000 FSD - FR2502008 - Ancienne champignonnière des Petites Hayes - Description.
6. Web site: Ancienne champignonnière des Petites Hayes. Ministère de la Transition écologique.