Belfonds
Commune in Normandy, France
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Belfonds (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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| Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 0°07′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | CC des Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Rolland[1] |
Area 1 | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 212 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61036 /61500 |
| Elevation | 170–245 m (558–804 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Guichaumont, Le Haut Condé, Condé-le-Butor, Le Roussillon, La Fosse, La Philippière, La Perrière, Saint-Clair, Haussepied, Les Petites Bruyères and Belfonds.[3]
It is 1,430 hectares (5.5 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 221 metres (725 ft).
Belfonds along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Belfonds has a total of seven water courses running through it, three rivers Orne, Senneviere and Thouane. The other four watercourses are all streams, The Ponts Besnard, The Renardieres, The Iles & the Viverel.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 292 | — |
| 1975 | 250 | −2.19% |
| 1982 | 213 | −2.26% |
| 1990 | 207 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 218 | +0.58% |
| 2009 | 172 | −2.34% |
| 2014 | 205 | +3.57% |
| 2020 | 204 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Cléray Manor a sixteenth century manor house, that was listed as a monument in 2016.[7]
- Saint-Latuin Chapel is the former church, of Cléray whose commune was abolished in 1802.[8] It is believed that Latuinus, first bishop of Sées took refuge here to escape the hatred of the wife of the governor of Sées, jealous of his miracles.[8] The bishop stopped at the edge of a fountain and built a cell and an oratory. The fountain is believed to have healing powers and on the last Sunday of June each year a pilgrimage is taken from the center of Belfonds.[9]
Church of Saint-Latuin
Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Chapel of Saint-Clair
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