Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle explained
| Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton: | L'Aigle |
| Insee: | 61456 |
| Postal Code: | 61300 |
| Mayor: | Jean Sellier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays de l'Aigle |
| Coordinates: | 48.7814°N 0.6575°W |
| Elevation M: | 206 |
| Elevation Min M: | 187 |
| Elevation Max M: | 258 |
| Area Km2: | 28.45 |
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (pronounced as /fr/, literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2]
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[3]
Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.[4]
Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.[5]
Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[6]
Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[7] The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing.[8] The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.[9]
Transport
- Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955.[10] Its ICAO airport code is LFOL.[11] It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.[10]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- Web site: Commune de Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (61456). INSEE.
- Web site: Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Domaine du Fontenil à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110979. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Dolmen à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110936. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Eglise à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110937. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Usine Bohin à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00135530. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Bohin Factory Tours in the Orne. IRIS. Interactive. 4 May 2020. Normandy Tourism, France.
- Web site: The Manufacture Bohin in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - Southern Normandy Tourism, France. Normandie Sud Tourisme. 2 April 2024 .
- Web site: Aérodrome du Pays de L'Aigle. Le pouvoir d'attraction d'une piste en dur. 8 September 2019. actu.fr.
- Web site: L'aigle St Michel - France. World Airport Codes.
