Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges explained

Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Alençon
Canton:Magny-le-Désert
Insee:61453
Postal Code:61320
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Trouillot[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.5867°N -0.1058°W
Elevation M:325
Elevation Min M:209
Elevation Max M:356
Area Km2:11.42

Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges (pronounced as /fr/, literally Saint-Saviour of Carrouges) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2] As of 2021, the commune had a total population of 243 residents.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Être És Pont, Le Fay, Gros Fay, La Druitière, Les Noës, Le Bois Bonnevent, L'Être Logeard, L'Être Mathieu, La Noé, Les Érables and Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges.[3]

It is 1140ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 313m (1,027feet).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4]

Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges 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.[5]

The commune has five streams flowing through it, Grand Pied, Moulin de Besnard, Coupigny, Landelles and the Gue de la Heze.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/61453-saint-sauveur-de-carrouges INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges · 61320, France. Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges · 61320, France.
  4. Web site: MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES. ZNIEFF.
  5. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.