Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne

(2020–2026) Jacky Alleau^[1]Area

10.68 km² (4.12 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

483 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61269 /61430

Elevation46–236 m (151–774 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne.^[4]

The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre. ^[5]^[6]^[7] The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois.

People linked with the commune

Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here.^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Noireau (I24-0400)".
^ "Pierre Cally (1630-1709)". data.bnf.fr.