Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois
Commune in Normandy, France
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Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿evʁu nɔtʁə dam dy bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3] The commune has the longest name of all the communes within the Orne department.
Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
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The church in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
 Location of Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
  Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois  Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′32″N 0°27′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Harel[1] |
Area 1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 440 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61386 /61550 |
| Elevation | 222–331 m (728–1,086 ft) (avg. 272 m or 892 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 one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
The commune contains the source of the river Charentonne.[5] In addition The Touquettes river flows through the commune, along with two streams the Ruisseau de Corru and Ruisseau de Brequigny.[6][7][8]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Abbey of Saint-Evroul are a set of Abbey ruins registered as a Monument historique in 1967.[9]
