Ceaucé
Commune in Normandy, France
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Ceaucé (French pronunciation: [sose] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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The church in Ceaucé | |
 Location of Ceaucé | |
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| Coordinates: 48°29′41″N 0°37′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Andaine-Passais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dargent[1] |
Area 1 | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,165 |
| • Density | 28.06/km2 (72.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61075 /61330 |
| Elevation | 100–262 m (328–860 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
| Website | www.mairie-ceauce.fr |
| 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, Le Mont Chauveau, La Largerie, Les Échalliers, Laubrière, Ceaucé, Le Haut Fresnay, La Vérie, La Petite Métairie and Chaumont.[3]
The river Varenne flows through the commune.[4]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The commune has three buildings/areas listed as a Monument historique.[6]
- Grande-Pierre Manor is a 16th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1974.[7]
- Manoir de la Servière is a 14th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1975.[8]
- Menhir de la Pierre is a Neolithic megalith with four almost regular faces that was discovered in 1936 and listed as a Monument in 1976.[9]
Notable people
- Louis Terrenoire (1908 – 1992) was a French politician who is buried here.[10]
Twin towns
Saint-Fraimbault is twinned with:[11]
North Petherton, England, since 1993
