Le Château-d'Almenêches

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Le Château-d'Almenêches

(2020–2026) Serge Quellier^[1]Area

10.76 km² (4.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

190 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61101 /61570

Elevation160–193 m (525–633 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Château-d'Almenêches (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑto dalmənɛːʃ] ^ⓘ; literally 'The Château of Almenêches') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Les Planches, Ménil Gautier, Le Parc, La Chaise, Le Grand Chemin, La Huetterie, Maroger, L'Oliverie and Château-d'Almenêches.^[3]

Le Château-d'Almenêches has a total of 8 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne, and La Don. The other six watercourses are all streams, the Querpont, The Plessis, la Gironde, The Essards, The Fausse Rivière, & the Essarts.^[4]

Transport

Surdon station, located in the commune, is a railway junction with connections to Argentan, Caen, Paris, Le Mans and Granville.^[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 "Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France". Le Château-d'Almenêches · 61570, France.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
^ Plan du réseau, TER Normandie, accessed 24 September 2023.