Saint-Fraimbault
Saint-Fraimbault | |
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The town hall in Saint-Fraimbault | |
Location of Saint-Fraimbault | |
Saint-Fraimbault Saint-Fraimbault | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′14″N 0°41′54″W / 48.4872°N 0.6983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Leroux[1] |
Area 1 | 28.59 km2 (11.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 545 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61387 /61350 |
| Elevation | 107–196 m (351–643 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Fraimbault (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɛ̃bo] ⓘ, before 1962: Saint-Fraimbault-sur-Pisse)[3] is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[4] The town is named after the 6th-century AD Saint Fraimbault de Lassay (also known as Fraimbaud, Fraimbourg, Frambaud, Frambourg, Frambour, Frambaldus, etc.).
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mémantel, Les Crivannières, Le Grand Bois, La Poulardière, La Besnardais, Saint-Fraimbault and L'Orière.[5]
The river Varenne flows through the commune.[6]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[7]
Climate
Saint-Fraimbault benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[8]
| Climate data for Saint-Fraimbault (1994–2020 normals, extremes 1994–2024) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30 (86) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15 (59) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8 (46) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10 (50) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10 (50) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5 (41) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7 (45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−11 (12) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2 (36) |
5.2 (41.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5 (23) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86.3 (3.40) |
71 (2.8) |
63.9 (2.52) |
57.7 (2.27) |
65.2 (2.57) |
51.9 (2.04) |
63.3 (2.49) |
57.4 (2.26) |
62.3 (2.45) |
82.6 (3.25) |
87.3 (3.44) |
101.2 (3.98) |
850.1 (33.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 134.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[9] | |||||||||||||
Points of Interest
- Plan d'eau de Saint-Fraimbault is a 2 Hectare lake, used for leisure activities and surrounded by parkland.[10][11]
Notable people
- Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille - (born 1941) is a French foil fencer who was born here.[12]
Twin towns
Saint-Fraimbault is twinned with:[13]
- Aldeia Viçosa, Portugal, since 1973
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, pp. 4771-2.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Fraimbault (61387)". INSEE.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Varenne (M31-0300 )".
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org.
- ^ "Meteociel - Normales et records pour Saint-Fraimbault (61)". www.meteociel.fr.
- ^ "Plan d'eau de Saint-Fraimbault in SAINT-FRAIMBAULT". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Activités et Loisirs - ACTIVITES PLAN D'EAU ET AUTOUR - La Mairie de Saint Fraimbault". www.saint-fraimbault.com.
- ^ "Olympedia – Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille". www.olympedia.org.
- ^ "Trente ans de rencontres avec les amis portugais". Ouest-France (in French). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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