Guerquesalles

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Guerquesalles

(2020–2026) Agnès Laigre^[1]Area

8.66 km² (3.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

133 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61198 /61120

Elevation104–229 m (341–751 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guerquesalles (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁkəsal] ^ⓘ) 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, Malvoue and Guerquesalles.^[3]

The commune has two rivers running through it the Vie & the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, the Fontaine de la Roche, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Valame.

Notable buildings and places

- Coteau du Champ-du-Noyer is a 1.36 hectare site is a protected area created in 2019 as part of the Natura 2000 initiative.^[4]

National heritage sites

Cocardière Manor is a 16th century manor house, classified as a Monument historique in 1929.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
^ "Autres sites naturels".
^ "Manoir de la Cocardière à Guerquesalles - PA00110816". monumentum.fr.