Le Château-d'Almenêches explained

Le Château-d'Almenêches
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Alençon
Canton:Sées
Insee:61101
Postal Code:61570
Mayor:Serge Quellier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Sources de l'Orne
Coordinates:48.68°N 0.1231°W
Elevation M:175
Elevation Min M:160
Elevation Max M:193
Area Km2:10.76

Le Château-d'Almenêches (in French pronounced as /lə ʃɑto dalmənɛːʃ/; literally 'The Château of Almenêches') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Les Planches, Ménil Gautier, Le Parc, La Chaise, Le Grand Chemin, La Huetterie, Maroger, L'Oliverie and Château-d'Almenêches.[2]

Le Château-d'Almenêches 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]

Le Château-d'Almenêches has a total of 8 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne, and La Don. The other six watercourses are all streams, the Querpont, The Plessis, la Gironde, The Essards, The Fausse Rivière, & the Essarts.

Transport

Surdon station, located in the commune, is a railway junction with connections to Argentan, Caen, Paris, Le Mans and Granville.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France. Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
  4. https://sncf-ter-normandie.latitude-cartagene.com/assets/carte_region.pdf Plan du réseau