Giel-Courteilles Explained

Giel-Courteilles
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Insee:	61189
Postal Code:	61210
Mayor:	Michel Petit^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Val d'Orne
Coordinates:	48.7653°N -0.1958°W
Elevation M:	245
Elevation Min M:	124
Elevation Max M:	252
Area Km2:	12.58

Giel-Courteilles (in French pronounced as /ʒjɛl kuʁtɛj/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The current commune was formed in 1965 when the two communes of Giel and Courteilles merged.

Geography

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

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux.

Giel-Courteilles along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[3]

The river Orne runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries Ruisseau du Gue Blandin.

Notable people

• Michel Onfray a French writer and philosopher was schooled at the Giel-Don Bosco Catholic school Giel-Courteilles.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

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: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Les souvenirs d’enfance de Michel Onfray. Patrick. Peccatte.