Sévigny (French pronunciation: [seviɲi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Sévigny | |
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![]() The church in Sévigny | |
Coordinates: 48°46′54″N 0°00′56″W / 48.7817°N 0.0156°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-1 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Gasseau[1] |
Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 310 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61472 /61200 |
Elevation | 164–232 m (538–761 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 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, Les Buttes, Le Tellier and Sévigny.[3]
Sévigny along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot is the only watercourse in the Commune.
Notable buildings and places
edit- Haras du Petit Tellier, one of the oldest thoroughbred horse breeding farms in France is based in the Commune.[5]
National heritage sites
edit- The New House Tilery, built in 1812 and expanded in 1854, this building was operational up until 1900. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1995.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Sévigny · 61200, France". Sévigny · 61200, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Fiche établissement HARAS DU PETIT TELLIER - France sire". www.france-sire.com.
- ^ "Tuilerie de la Maison Neuve à Sévigny - PA00135531". monumentum.fr.
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