Gandelain
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Gandelain | |
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_Mairie.jpg) The town hall and church in Gandelain | |
 Location of Gandelain | |
  Gandelain  Gandelain | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′49″N 0°05′12″W / 48.4803°N 0.0867°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Morin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 408 |
| • Density | 26.6/km2 (69.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61182 /61420 |
| Elevation | 186–370 m (610–1,214 ft) (avg. 304 m or 997 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gandelain (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃dlɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Patrie, Beauchevron, Gandelain, La Gottière and La Chauvinière.[3]
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The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[5]
The commune along with 26 others contains part of the Forêt d'Écouves.[6]
