Saint-André-de-Briouze (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də bʁijuz] , literally Saint-André of Briouze) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
Saint-André-de-Briouze | |
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![]() The church in Saint-André-de-Briouze | |
Coordinates: 48°43′50″N 0°19′37″W / 48.7306°N 0.3269°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Lucien Buat[1] |
Area 1 | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 173 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61361 /61220 |
Elevation | 198–262 m (650–860 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 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, Saint-Denis, Les Rivières,Le Haut Bois, St-Andre-de-Briouze and La Foirie.[4]
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[5]
The commune has three watercourses running through it, the River Rouvre, and two streams the Vaux and the Maufy.
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Church of Saint-André
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Notre-Dame chapelle
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old Church of Saint-Denis
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-André-de-Briouze (61361) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr.
- ^ a b "Saint-André-de-Briouze · 61220, France". Saint-André-de-Briouze · 61220, France.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
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