Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers

Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Location of Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Coordinates: 48°46′16″N 0°34′20″W / 48.7711°N 0.5722°W / 48.7711; -0.5722
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonFlers-2
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Olivier[1]
Area
1
7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,173
 • Density449/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61391 /61100
Elevation172–276 m (564–906 ft)
(avg. 298 m or 978 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-des-Groseillers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ de ɡʁozɛje] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fosse, La Riptière, La Bourdonnière, Launay Cornu, Bellevue, Le Haut Faix, Le Hameau de Vère, Le Bas Faix and Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers.[4]

It is 710 hectares (2.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 210 metres (690 ft).

A river, La Vere, along with the Aubusson stream are the only two watercourses flowing through the commune.[5]

The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[6][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,691—    
1975 2,941+1.28%
1982 3,405+2.11%
1990 3,361−0.16%
1999 3,259−0.34%
2007 3,184−0.29%
2012 3,263+0.49%
2017 3,196−0.41%
Source: INSEE[7]

Notable people

  • François Morel (1959) an actor, comedian, voice actor, rapper and director was born here.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers (61391)". INSEE.
  4. ^ a b c "Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers · 61100, France". Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers · 61100, France.
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La vere (I24-0410)".
  6. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Interview. 80 ans de L'Orne Combattante : François Morel, "un journal auquel je suis attaché"". actu.fr. 3 January 2025.