La Lande-Patry

Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

La Lande-Patry (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d patʁi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune is known for its Ifs millénaires (thousand year old yews), designated as an intangible cultural heritage in France.[3]

CountryFrance
Area
1
6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
1,730
DemonymLandais
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La Lande-Patry is located in France
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La Lande-Patry is located in Normandy
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Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°35′50″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonFlers-1
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
  Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Lecerf[1]
Area
1
6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,730
  Density262/km2 (679/sq mi)
DemonymLandais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61218 /61100
Elevation177–232 m (581–761 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Oisellerie, La Lande-Patry, Le Vivier and Rebion.[4]

The river Vère flows through the commune.[5]


The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[6][4]

Transport

L'aérodrome Flers-Saint-Paul is an Aerodrome within the commune bordering Flers that opened in 1937.[7][8] Its ICAO airport code is LFOG.[9] It has a 742 meter paved runway.[10]

Notable people

Jean-Claude Decosse (Born 1949) is a racewalker who was born here.[11]

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