Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) David Coutant^[1]Area18.75 km² (7.24 sq mi)Population233 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation112–212 m (367–696 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ la ʁozjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Points of interest

• Écomusée du Perche is a museum dedicated to rural heritage of the Perche from the 1800s to 1960.^[4] It was first opened in 1972.^[5]

National heritage sites

The Commune has five buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[6]

• Sainte-Gauburge priory a thirteenth century former priory that was registered as a monument in 1980.^[7]
• Chapel of Clémence a fourteenth century chapel, registered as a Monument historique in 1977.^[8]
• La Pierre Procureuse Dolmen is a Neolithic dolmen, registered as a Monument historique in 1930.^[9]
• Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1978.^[10]
• Langenardiere Manor a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1925.^[11]

Notable People

• Alexis Bachelot - (1796 - 1837) a Catholic priest best known for his tenure as the first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, was born here.^[12]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References