Le Cercueil

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Le Cercueil

(2020–2026) Stelliane Bettefort^[1]Area

13.23 km² (5.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

141 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61076 /61500

Elevation232–373 m (761–1,224 ft)
(avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cercueil (French pronunciation: [lə sɛʁkœj] ^ⓘ) 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, Aprêl, La Gère, La Sevestrie and Le Cercueil.^[3]

It is 1,320 hectares (5.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 270 metres (890 ft).

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

The commune has six watercourses flowing through it, la Thouane river, Clairefontaine stream, Vallees stream, Aprel stream, Cercueil stream and the Blanchelande 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 "Le Cercueil · 61500, France". Le Cercueil · 61500, France.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.