Saint-Fraimbault
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Saint-Fraimbault | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Fraimbault | |
 Location of Saint-Fraimbault | |
  Saint-Fraimbault  Saint-Fraimbault | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′14″N 0°41′54″W / 48.4872°N 0.6983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Leroux[1] |
Area 1 | 28.59 km2 (11.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 545 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61387 /61350 |
| Elevation | 107–196 m (351–643 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Fraimbault (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɛ̃bo] ⓘ, before 1962: Saint-Fraimbault-sur-Pisse)[3] is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[4] The town is named after the 6th-century AD Saint Fraimbault de Lassay (also known as Fraimbaud, Fraimbourg, Frambaud, Frambourg, Frambour, Frambaldus, etc.).
Climate
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mémantel, Les Crivannières, Le Grand Bois, La Poulardière, La Besnardais, Saint-Fraimbault and L'Orière.[5]
The river Varenne flows through the commune.[6]
Neighbouring communes[5] | ||||||||||||||||
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The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[7]
Saint-Fraimbault benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[8]
| Climate data for Saint-Fraimbault (1994–2020 normals, extremes 1994–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30 (86) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15 (59) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8 (46) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10 (50) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10 (50) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5 (41) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7 (45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−11 (12) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2 (36) |
5.2 (41.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5 (23) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86.3 (3.40) |
71 (2.8) |
63.9 (2.52) |
57.7 (2.27) |
65.2 (2.57) |
51.9 (2.04) |
63.3 (2.49) |
57.4 (2.26) |
62.3 (2.45) |
82.6 (3.25) |
87.3 (3.44) |
101.2 (3.98) |
850.1 (33.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 134.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[9] | |||||||||||||
Points of Interest
Notable people
- Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille - (born 1941) is a French foil fencer who was born here.[12]
