Champ-Haut
Commune in Normandy, France
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Champ-Haut (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ o] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Champ-Haut | |
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The church in Champ-Haut | |
![]() Location of Champ-Haut | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′39″N 0°19′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Allain[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 41 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Campo-Haltiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61088 /61240 |
| Elevation | 220–321 m (722–1,053 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 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 one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3]
Notable people
- Edmond-Denis De Manne - (1801 – 1877) playwright and journalist, who was also mayor of the commune is buried here.[5]
- Olivier Metzner - (1949 – 2013) a criminal lawyer was born here.[6]
