Ceaucé
Ceaucé | |
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The church in Ceaucé | |
Location of Ceaucé | |
Ceaucé Ceaucé | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′41″N 0°37′24″W / 48.4947°N 0.6233°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Andaine-Passais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dargent[1] |
Area 1 | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,165 |
| • Density | 28.06/km2 (72.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61075 /61330 |
| Elevation | 100–262 m (328–860 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
| Website | www.mairie-ceauce.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ceaucé (French pronunciation: [sose] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Mont Chauveau, La Largerie, Les Échalliers, Laubrière, Ceaucé, Le Haut Fresnay, La Vérie, La Petite Métairie and Chaumont.[3]
The river Varenne flows through the commune.[4]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The commune has three buildings/areas listed as a Monument historique.[6]
- Grande-Pierre Manor is a 16th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1974.[7]
- Manoir de la Servière is a 14th century Manor House, declared as a Monument historique in 1975.[8]
- Menhir de la Pierre is a Neolithic megalith with four almost regular faces that was discovered in 1936 and listed as a Monument in 1976.[9]
Notable people
- Louis Terrenoire (1908 – 1992) was a French politician who is buried here.[10]
Twin towns
Saint-Fraimbault is twinned with:[11]
- North Petherton, England, since 1993
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Varenne (M31-0300 )".
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Grande-Pierre à Ceaucé - PA00110759". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Servière à Ceaucé - PA00110760". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Menhir de la Pierre à Ceaucé - PA00110761". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "Ceaucé. Un arbre pour les trente ans du comité de jumelage". alencon.maville.com.
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