Fleuré (French pronunciation: [flœʁe] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Fleuré | |
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 The chateau in Fleuré | |
Location of Fleuré  | |
  Fleuré  Fleuré | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 0°03′20″W / 48.6914°N 0.0556°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Clérembaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 202 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61170 /61200 |
| Elevation | 156–265 m (512–869 ft) (avg. 164 m or 538 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fleuriel and Fleuré.[3]
It is 1,180 hectares (4.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 165 metres (541 ft).
Fleuré along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The Etangs stream, Marais de Fleuriel stream and the Bel Usse stream flow through the commune.
Notable buildings and places
edit- Stèle Étienne Panthou is a memorial remembering where a French Resistance fighter, Étienne Panthou, and an unknown person were executed in June 1944.[5]
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The Mayors office and Church -
Stèle Étienne Panthou
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Fleuré · 61200, France". Fleuré · 61200, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Fleuré. Un hommage à deux résistants fusillés il y a 78 ans". alencon.maville.com.
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