Commeaux
Commune in Normandy, France
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Commeaux (French pronunciation: [kɔmo] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Commeaux | |
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The manor in Commeaux | |
 Location of Commeaux | |
  Commeaux  Commeaux | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′19″N 0°06′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Beauvais[1] |
Area 1 | 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 146 |
| • Density | 22.9/km2 (59.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Commelais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61114 /61200 |
| Elevation | 162–212 m (531–696 ft) (avg. 189 m or 620 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, Commeaux and Brévaux.[3]
The commune is within the area known as the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.[4]
Commeaux 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.[5]
The commune has the river Houay running through it, which is a tributary of the river Orne.[6][7]
Notable buildings and places
- Manoir is a 16th century manor house located in Commeaux that was listed as a Monument historique in 1963.[8]
