Saint-Bômer-les-Forges
Commune in Normandy, France
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Saint-Bômer-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bomɛʁ le fɔʁʒ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | |
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The church in Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | |
 Location of Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | |
  Saint-Bômer-les-Forges Location within France  Saint-Bômer-les-Forges Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′40″N 0°37′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront en Poiraie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Lerallu[1] |
Area 1 | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,023 |
| • Density | 32.92/km2 (85.25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61369 /61700 |
| Elevation | 137–271 m (449–889 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 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, Le Four à Chaux, Platier, La Guimardière, Le Grand Mesnil, Les Forges, La Maigraire and Saint-Bômer-les-Forges.[4]
It is 3,110 hectares (12.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 239 metres (784 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
The Andainette, the Varenne and the Halouze are the three rivers, running through this commune.[6][7]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[8]
- Megalithic ensemble Neolithic megalithic which was registered as a monument in 1975.[9]
- Manoir de la Bérardière a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.[10]
Notable people
- Henri François Anne de Roussel (1748 - 1812) a French naturalist, was born here.[11]
