Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle

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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
The town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
The town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Location of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is located in France
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is located in Normandy
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Coordinates: 48°46′53″N 0°39′27″E / 48.7814°N 0.6575°E / 48.7814; 0.6575
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonL'Aigle
IntercommunalityPays de l'Aigle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Sellier[1]
Area
1
28.45 km2 (10.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,615
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61456 /61300
Elevation187–258 m (614–846 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis syʁ ʁil] , literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Points of Interest[edit]

National heritage sites[edit]

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[4]

Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.[5]

Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.[6]

Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[7]

Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[8] The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing.[9] The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.[10]

Transport[edit]

  • Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955.[11] It's ICAO airport code is LFOL.[12] It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (61456) − COG". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  5. ^ "Domaine du Fontenil à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110979". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Dolmen à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110936". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Eglise à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110937". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Usine Bohin à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00135530". monumentum.fr.
  9. ^ Interactive, IRIS (4 May 2020). "Bohin Factory Tours in the Orne". Normandy Tourism, France.
  10. ^ "The Manufacture Bohin in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - Southern Normandy Tourism, France". Normandie Sud Tourisme. 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Aérodrome du Pays de L'Aigle. Le pouvoir d'attraction d'une piste en dur". actu.fr. 8 September 2019.
  12. ^ "L'aigle St Michel - France". World Airport Codes.