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Fleuré, Orne

Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 0°03′20″W / 48.6914°N 0.0556°W / 48.6914; -0.0556
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Fleuré
The chateau in Fleuré
The chateau in Fleuré
Location of Fleuré
Map
Fleuré is located in France
Fleuré
Fleuré
Fleuré is located in Normandy
Fleuré
Fleuré
Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 0°03′20″W / 48.6914°N 0.0556°W / 48.6914; -0.0556
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Clérembaux[1]
Area
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11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
202
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61170 /61200
Elevation156–265 m (512–869 ft)
(avg. 164 m or 538 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fleuriel and Fleuré.[3]

It is 1,180 hectares (4.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 165 metres (541 ft).

Fleuré along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[5]

The Etangs stream, Marais de Fleuriel stream and the Bel Usse stream flow through the commune.

Notable buildings and places

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  • Stèle Étienne Panthou is a memorial remembering where a French Resistance fighter, Étienne Panthou, and an unknown person were executed in June 1944.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Fleuré · 61200, France". Fleuré · 61200, France.
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
  6. ^ "Fleuré. Un hommage à deux résistants fusillés il y a 78 ans". alencon.maville.com.