Francheville, Orne
Commune in Normandy, France
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Francheville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Francheville | |
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 Location of Francheville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°38′14″N 0°03′19″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy-Raoul d'Harambure[1] |
Area 1 | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 130 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61176 /61570 |
| Elevation | 170–287 m (558–942 ft) (avg. 217 m or 712 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, Mahey, La Pêcherie and Francheville.[3]
It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 201 metres (659 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
Francheville along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[7]
Francheville has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Landrion stream, Etangs stream and the Landelles stream.[8]
