Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois, Orne
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_Église_01.jpg) The church in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | |
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| Coordinates: 48°29′41″N 0°01′03″E / 48.4947°N 0.0175°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Lemoine[1] |
Area 1 | 25.26 km2 (9.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 285 |
| • Density | 11.3/km2 (29.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61433 /61250 |
| Elevation | 175–411 m (574–1,348 ft) (avg. 233 m or 764 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla de bwa] ⓘ) 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, Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois, Le Froust, Les Vignes, Clerchenay and Pinchèvre.[4]
The commune along with 26 others contains part of the Forêt d'Écouves.[5]
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[6]
La Briante is the sole watercourse that flows through the commune.[7]
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