Le Merlerault

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Le Merlerault

(2020–2026) Martine Gressant^[1]Area

19.1 km² (7.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

753 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61275 /61240

Elevation184–321 m (604–1,053 ft)
(avg. 227 m or 745 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Merlerault (French pronunciation: [lə mɛʁləʁo] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Points of interest

National heritage sites

Ensemble castral remains of a medieval residence with a circular mound, it was registered as a Monument historique 1989.^[3]

Notable People

Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.^[4]
François Pouqueville - (1770 – 1838) a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France was born here.^[5]
Léon Labbé - (1832 – 1916) a French surgeon and politician was born here.^[6]

Heraldry

The arms of Le Merlerault are blazoned :
Argent, a blackbird sable, on a chief azure a heart argent between 2 fleurs de lys Or.

Twin towns – sister cities

Le Merlerault is twinned with:

Collingbourne Ducis, United Kingdom (since 1992)^[7]

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.
^ "Ensemble castral au Merlerault - PA00110977". monumentum.fr.
^ Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
^ "Le Merlerault | CDC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault". www.cdcvam.fr.
^ "Léon Labbé (1830-1916)". data.bnf.fr.
^ "Our village". Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council.