Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
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Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′16″N 0°34′20″W / 48.7711°N 0.5722°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Flers-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Olivier[1] |
Area 1 | 7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,173 |
| • Density | 449/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61391 /61100 |
| Elevation | 172–276 m (564–906 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ de ɡʁozɛje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fosse, La Riptière, La Bourdonnière, Launay Cornu, Bellevue, Le Haut Faix, Le Hameau de Vère, Le Bas Faix and Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers.[4]
It is 710 hectares (2.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 210 metres (690 ft).
A river, La Vere, along with the Aubusson stream are the only two watercourses flowing through the commune.[5]
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The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[6][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,691 | — |
| 1975 | 2,941 | +1.28% |
| 1982 | 3,405 | +2.11% |
| 1990 | 3,361 | −0.16% |
| 1999 | 3,259 | −0.34% |
| 2007 | 3,184 | −0.29% |
| 2012 | 3,263 | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 3,196 | −0.41% |
| 2023 | 3,173 | −0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
