Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers

Commune in the Orne department of France

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Olivier^[1]Area7.06 km² (2.73 sq mi)Population3,164 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation172–276 m (564–906 ft)
(avg. 298 m or 978 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ de ɡʁozɛje] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fosse, La Riptière, La Bourdonnière, Launay Cornu, Bellevue, Le Haut Faix, Le Hameau de Vère, Le Bas Faix and Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers.^[4]

It is 710 hectares (2.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 210 metres (690 ft).

The Rive Vere along with the Aubusson stream are the only two watercourses flowing through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,691	—
1975	2,941	+1.28%
1982	3,405	+2.11%
1990	3,361	−0.16%
1999	3,259	−0.34%
2007	3,184	−0.29%
2012	3,263	+0.49%
2017	3,196	−0.41%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References