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    Guerquesalles

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    Guerquesalles
    Commune
    Guerquesalles, Saint Germain Church.
    Guerquesalles, Saint Germain Church.
    Location of Guerquesalles
    Map
    Guerquesalles is located in France
    Guerquesalles
    Guerquesalles
    Guerquesalles is located in Normandy
    Guerquesalles
    Guerquesalles
    Coordinates: 48°54′26″N 0°12′29″E / 48.9072°N 0.2081°E / 48.9072; 0.2081
    CountryFrance
    RegionNormandy
    DepartmentOrne
    ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
    CantonVimoutiers
    IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
    Government
     • Mayor (2020–2026) Agnès Laigre[1]
    Area
    1
    		8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
    Population
     (2021)[2]
    		133
     • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
    INSEE/Postal code
    61198 /61120
    Elevation104–229 m (341–751 ft)
    (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
    1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

    Guerquesalles (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁkəsal] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.


    Geography

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    The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Malvoue and Guerquesalles.[3]

    The commune has two rivers running through it the Vie & the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, the Fontaine de la Roche, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Valame.

    Notable buildings and places

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      • Coteau du Champ-du-Noyer is a 1.36 hectare site is a protected area created in 2019 as part of the Natura 2000 initiative.[4]

    National heritage sites

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    • Cocardière Manor is a 16th century manor house, classified as a Monument historique in 1929.[5]
    Manoir De La Cocardiere

    See also

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    • Communes of the Orne department

    References

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    1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
    2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
    3. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
    4. ^ "Autres sites naturels".
    5. ^ "Manoir de la Cocardière à Guerquesalles - PA00110816". monumentum.fr.
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