Berjou
Commune in Normandy, France
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Berjou (French pronunciation: [bɛʁʒu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Berjou | |
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The railway station in Berjou | |
 Location of Berjou | |
  Berjou Location within France  Berjou Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 0°28′51″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Vieceli[1] |
Area 1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 417 |
| • Density | 47.3/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61044 /61430 |
| Elevation | 58–257 m (190–843 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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 part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les Cours,Le Hamel, La Trollière, Le Fang, Vervent and Berjou.[4]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]
The commune has the river Noireau running through it.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 473 | — |
| 1975 | 522 | +1.42% |
| 1982 | 535 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 525 | −0.24% |
| 1999 | 508 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 475 | −0.84% |
| 2012 | 483 | +0.33% |
| 2017 | 461 | −0.93% |
| 2023 | 417 | −1.66% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Places of interest
- Museum of the liberation of Berjou was opened in 2011 and retraces the fighting of August 15, 16 and 17, 1944 around the River Noireau as part of the battle of the Falaise pocket.[7][8]
