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Courtomer, Orne

Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 0°21′32″E / 48.6292°N 0.3589°E / 48.6292; 0.3589
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Courtomer
The chapel in Courtomer
The chapel in Courtomer
Coat of arms of Courtomer
Location of Courtomer
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Courtomer is located in France
Courtomer
Courtomer
Courtomer is located in Normandy
Courtomer
Courtomer
Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 0°21′32″E / 48.6292°N 0.3589°E / 48.6292; 0.3589
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonÉcouves
IntercommunalityVallée de la Haute Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Robert Collette[1]
Area
1
19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
718
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
DemonymCourtomerois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61133 /61390
Elevation172–279 m (564–915 ft)
(avg. 203 m or 666 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courtomer (French pronunciation: [kuʁtɔmɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.


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Notable people

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Heraldry

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Arms of Courtomer
Arms of Courtomer
The arms of Courtomer are blazoned :
Vert, 3 lions argent.



Twin towns – sister cities

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Courtomer, along with Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe and Moulins-la-Marche is twinned with:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Château et temple protestant à Courtomer - PA00110787". monumentum.fr.
  4. ^ "Alain Corbin à Flers : « Revenir à Lonlay-L'Abbaye, c'était revenir au paradis »". actu.fr. 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.