Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
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![]() The church in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | |
Coordinates: 48°47′32″N 0°27′45″E / 48.7922°N 0.4625°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Rai |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Harel[1] |
Area 1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 440 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61386 /61550 |
Elevation | 222–331 m (728–1,086 ft) (avg. 272 m or 892 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿evʁu nɔtʁ dam dy bwa] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3] The commune has the longest name of all the communes within the Orne department.
Geography
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[5]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Abbey of Saint-Evroul are a set of Abbey ruins registered as a Monument historique in 1967.[6]
Notable People
- Ebrulf - (517–596) a Frankish hermit, abbot, and saint, founded the Abbey here in the 7th Century.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois (61386) − Insee". www.insee.fr.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (11 June 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
- ^ "Ancienne abbaye à Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois - PA00110920". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Saint-Evroul Abbey Ruins, Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France - SpottingHistory". www.spottinghistory.com.