La Lande-Patry

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Lande-Patry

(2020–2026) Pascal Lecerf^[1]Area

6.60 km² (2.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,774 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)DemonymLandaisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61218 /61100

Elevation177–232 m (581–761 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Lande-Patry (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d patʁi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune is known for its Ifs millénaires (thousand year old yews), designated as an intangible cultural heritage in France.^[3]

Transport

L'aérodrome Flers-Saint-Paul is an Aerodrome within the commune bordering Flers that opened in 1937.^[4]^[5] Its ICAO airport code is LFOG.^[6] It has a 742 meter paved runway.^[7]

Notable People

Jean-Claude Decosse (Born 1949) is a racewalker who was born here.^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Ifs millénaires de La Lande-Patry" (PDF) (in French). Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ "Histoire de l'Aéroclub de Flers". Aéroclub de Flers-Condé. 6 March 2011.
^ "Flers - Saint-Paul Airport · 61100 La Lande-Patry, France". Flers - Saint-Paul Airport · 61100 La Lande-Patry, France.
^ "Flers Saint Paul - France". World Airport Codes.
^ "Rent a plane from or to Flers Saint Paul with l'Avion privé". en.lavionprive.fr.
^ "Olympedia – Jean-Claude Decosse". www.olympedia.org.