La Roche-Mabile
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The town hall in La Roche-Mabile | |
Location of La Roche-Mabile | |
La Roche-Mabile La Roche-Mabile | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′26″N 0°03′00″W / 48.4906°N 0.05°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Génois[1] |
Area 1 | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 164 |
| • Density | 31.5/km2 (81.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61350 /61420 |
| Elevation | 192–332 m (630–1,089 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Roche-Mabile (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ mabil] ⓘ) 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, Les Ruaux, Haute-ville and La Roche-Mabile.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[5]
The commune along with 26 others contains part of the Forêt d'Écouves.[6]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Saint-Pierre Church a fifteenth century church, that incorporates some of the original features of an eleventh century monastery that existed before the church. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1975.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
- ^ "UP_611 – Document PDF" (PDF). Données Normandie (DREAL) (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à La Roche-Mabile - PA00110903". monumentum.fr.
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