Macé
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Macé | |
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Location of Macé  | |
  Macé  Macé | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′13″N 0°08′30″E / 48.6369°N 0.1417°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Fontaine[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 418 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61240 /61500 |
| Elevation | 161–219 m (528–719 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Macé (French pronunciation: [mase]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography[edit]
The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Guitonnerie, Cité de Surdon, Ferme de Chardronnet, La Chointerie, Les Riaux, La Métairie, Mermonde, La Ferronnerie, Macé, La Pelletière and L'Abbé.[3]
The Orne is the only watercourse that runs through the commune.[4]
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 632 | — |
| 1975 | 588 | −1.03% |
| 1982 | 491 | −2.54% |
| 1990 | 464 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 476 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 494 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 473 | −0.87% |
| 2017 | 409 | −2.87% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
points of interest[edit]
- Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 400m2 site in the commune that is a protected area, as it contains the only known instance of the white pea lathyrus pannonicus, a type of Leguminosae, in Orne.[6]
Notable People[edit]
- Ernest Granger (1844 -1914) a French politician died and was buried here.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Macé · France". Macé · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Autres sites naturels".
- ^ "GRANGER Ernest, Henri". Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. 12 March 2020 – via Le Maitron.
External links[edit]
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