Sai, Orne Explained

Sai
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Argentan-1
Insee:	61358
Postal Code:	61200
Mayor:	Jean-Pierre Leroux^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Argentan Intercom
Coordinates:	48.7447°N 0.0267°W
Elevation Min M:	152
Elevation Max M:	186
Area Km2:	5.04
Demonym:	Sayiens

Sai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It has a population of 222.^[2] Its inhabitants are known as Sayiens (male) and Sayiennes (female).

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets,Bordeaux and Sai.^[3]

Sai 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]

Sai has 2 water courses running through it, The Orne and The Ure.

Toponymy

The name of the village has been found under the forms: Saium in 1086, See et Zee in 1207, Saieum in 1223, Sav in 1418.^[5]

Notable people

• Thierry Ardisson (1949), a French TV host and Producer lives in the commune.^[6]

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: Sai (Argentan, Orne, France) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information. 2020-10-19. www.citypopulation.de.
3. Web site: Sai · France. Sai · France.
4. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
5. Book: Nègre, Ernest. Toponymie générale de la France. 1990. 2600028838. 207.
6. Web site: Thierry Ardisson et Audrey Crespo-Mara, isolés, sublime cachette dans l'Orne (photo). Nolwenn A.. DALPVIA. 12 July 2019.