Le Ménil-Broût
Commune in Normandy, France
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Le Ménil-Broût (French pronunciation: [lə menil bʁu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is around 10 km north-east of Alençon, 50 km north of Le Mans, and 150 km west of Paris.
Le Ménil-Broût | |
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The town hall in Le Ménil-Broût | |
 Location of Le Ménil-Broût | |
  Le Ménil-Broût Location within France  Le Ménil-Broût Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′01″N 0°13′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Écouves |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de la Haute Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Bourban[1] |
Area 1 | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 177 |
| • Density | 51.5/km2 (133/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61261 /61250 |
| Elevation | 134–157 m (440–515 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Le Ménil-Broût is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Ménil-Broût and La Butte.[3]
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[4]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
The Sarthe river flows through the commune.[6] Another river, La Vézone, also flows through the commune.[7]
