Saint-André-de-Messei explained

Saint-André-de-Messei
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	La Ferté-Macé
Insee:	61362
Postal Code:	61440
Mayor:	Jean-Claude Guillemine^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Flers Agglo
Coordinates:	48.6956°N -0.5206°W
Elevation M:	201
Elevation Min M:	198
Elevation Max M:	291
Area Km2:	14.99

Saint-André-de-Messei (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də mɛsɛ/, literally Saint-André of Messei) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[2]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Refours, Les Monts, L'Être Gallet, Vircoq and Saint-André-de-Messei.^[3]

It is 1500ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 219m (719feet).

The sole watercourse that flows through the commune is the river Varenne.

Notable People

• René Bansard - (1904 - 1917) was a French archaeologist, who died here.^[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: Commune de Saint-André-de-Messei (61362) − COG | Insee. www.insee.fr.
3. Web site: Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France. Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France.
4. Web site: Conférence à La Ferté-Macé : René Bansard, un Fertois à la recherche du Roi Arthur. 2 April 2019. actu.fr.