Courtomer, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France
Coat of arms of Courtomer
Coat of arms
Location of Courtomer
Map
(2020–2026) Robert Collette[1]Area
1
19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
718 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)DemonymCourtomeroisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
61133 /61390
Elevation172–279 m (564–915 ft)
(avg. 203 m or 666 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courtomer (French pronunciation: [kuʁtɔmɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.


Points of interest

National heritage sites

  • Château et temple protestant seventeenth century Protestant temple, that was registered as a Monument historique 1967.[3]

Notable people

  • Alain Corbin (born 1936) - is a French historian who was born here.[4]


Heraldry

Arms of Courtomer
Arms of Courtomer
 The arms of Courtomer are blazoned :
Vert, 3 lions argent.



Twin towns – sister cities

Courtomer, along with Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe and Moulins-la-Marche is twinned with:[5]

  • Germany Schmitten, Germany

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Château et temple protestant à Courtomer - PA00110787". monumentum.fr.
  4. ^ "Alain Corbin à Flers : « Revenir à Lonlay-L'Abbaye, c'était revenir au paradis »". actu.fr. 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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