Sap-en-Auge
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Sap-en-Auge | |
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 The town hall in Le Sap | |
 Location of Sap-en-Auge | |
  Sap-en-Auge  Sap-en-Auge | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′38″N 0°20′17″E / 48.894°N 0.338°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Rosé[1] |
Area 1 | 29.98 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 926 |
| • Density | 30.9/km2 (80.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61460 /61470, 61120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sap-en-Auge (French pronunciation: [sap ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Sap in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Orville and Le Sap (the seat).[3] Its seat, Le Sap, is classed as a Petite Cité de Caractère.[4]
The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.[5]
Notable buildings and places
Ecomusée du Grand Jardin is a museum dedicated to the making of cider and calvados.[6]
National heritage sites
- Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1979.[7]
Sport
- Hippodrome de la Fontaine - Is a Race course that every August has a Harness racing event every August.[8][9]
