Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley

Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley
The Sonce river in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley
Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley
Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley
Coordinates: 48°36′15″N 0°46′03″W / 48.6042°N 0.7675°W / 48.6042; -0.7675
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonLe Mortainais
IntercommunalityCA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raymond Béchet[1]
Area
1
20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
515
 • Density25.1/km2 (65.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50474 /50720
Elevation119–283 m (390–928 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ ʁwɛlɛ], literally Saint-Georges of Rouelley) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Prise Guimont, Jutigny, Le Sionnay, La Masure, Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley, La Giboudière, Le Theil, Chanay and Les Haies.[4]


The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]

Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley shares a Natura 2000 protected area, Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour, with two other communes Domfront en Poiraie and Lonlay-l'Abbaye.[6]

Points of Interest

  • La Fosse Arthour - is a natural tourist site featuring a 70 metre gorge.[7] It is accessible by the GR22 footpath.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley | Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500076 - Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour - Description".
  7. ^ "Site naturel de La Fosse Arthour". 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ "La Fosse Arthour - DOMFRONT EN POIRAIE".