Francheville, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Francheville

(2020–2026) Guy-Raoul d'Harambure^[1]Area

9.72 km² (3.75 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

135 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61176 /61570

Elevation170–287 m (558–942 ft)
(avg. 217 m or 712 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mahey, La Pêcherie and Francheville.^[3]

It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 201 metres (659 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.^[4]^[5]

Francheville has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Landrion stream, Etangs stream and the Landelles stream.

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.
^ ^a ^b "Francheville · 61570, France". Francheville · 61570, France.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.