Le Ménil-Scelleur Explained

Le Ménil-Scelleur
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Alençon
Canton:Magny-le-Désert
Insee:61271
Postal Code:61320
Mayor:Dominique Ripaux[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Coordinates:48.6111°N -0.1192°W
Elevation M:235
Elevation Min M:194
Elevation Max M:289
Area Km2:5.37

Le Ménil-Scelleur (in French pronounced as /lə menil sɛlœʁ/) 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, Danny and Le Ménil-Scelleur.[2]

It is 540ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 241m (791feet).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[3]

Le Ménil-Scelleur 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.[4]

Three streams, the Gue de la Heze, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the three watercourses that flow through this commune.

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 Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France. Le Ménil-Scelleur · 61320, France.
  3. Web site: MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES. ZNIEFF.
  4. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.