Saint-André-de-Messei | |
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 The church in Saint-André-de-Messei | |
Location of Saint-André-de-Messei | |
  Saint-André-de-Messei  Saint-André-de-Messei | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′44″N 0°31′14″W / 48.6956°N 0.5206°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Guillemine[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.99 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Population | 527 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61362 /61440 |
| Elevation | 198–291 m (650–955 ft) (avg. 201 m or 659 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-André-de-Messei (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də mɛsɛ] ⓘ, literally Saint-André of Messei) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Refours, Les Monts, L'Être Gallet, Vircoq and Saint-André-de-Messei.[4]
It is 1,500 hectares (5.8 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 219 metres (719 ft).[5]
The sole watercourse that flows through the commune is the river Varenne.[5]
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Notable People
- René Bansard - (1904 - 1917) was a French archaeologist, who died here.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Commune de Saint-André-de-Messei (61362) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
- 1 2 "Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France". Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France.
- 1 2 "Mairie de Saint-André-de-Messei et sa commune (61440)". Annuaire-Mairie. 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Conférence à La Ferté-Macé : René Bansard, un Fertois à la recherche du Roi Arthur". actu.fr. 2 April 2019.
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