Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel explained

Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Insee:	61404
Postal Code:	61400
Mayor:	Philippe Blutel^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Coordinates:	48.5656°N 0.5319°W
Elevation M:	176
Elevation Min M:	167
Elevation Max M:	294
Area Km2:	22.34

Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ lə ʃatɛl/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[2]

Points of Interest

Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche is a is a Natura 2000 conservation site shared with Courgeoût measuring 36.37 Hectares.^[3] The site is hosts three varieties of insects, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Marsh fritillary, Jersey tiger and the European stag beetle.^[4]

Transport

Aérodrome de Mortagne-au-Perche is an Aerodrome within the commune which is also shared with neighbouring communes of Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne that opened in 1978.^[5] ^[6] Its ICAO airport code is LFAX.^[7] The airport has a 720 metre by 18 metre track that was created in 1985.^[8]

See also

Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
Web site: Commune de Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel (61404) − COG. www.insee.fr.
Web site: INPN - Natura 2000 FSD - FR2500108 - Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche - Description.
Web site: EUNIS -Site factsheet for Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche. eunis.eea.europa.eu.
Web site: L'aérodrome de Mortagne-au-Perche sera racheté par la Communauté de communes. 26 March 2021. actu.fr.
Web site: Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel · 61400, France. Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel · 61400, France.
Web site: Mortagne Au Perche - France. World Airport Codes.
Web site: Il sera possible de découvrir toutes sortes d’avions aux portes ouvertes de l’aéroclub de Mortagne. 5 September 2023. Ouest-France.fr.