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Faverolles | |
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The town hall in Faverolles | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′07″N 0°17′47″W / 48.6686°N 0.2964°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annette Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 10.57 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 132 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61158 /61600 |
| Elevation | 206–267 m (676–876 ft) (avg. 209 m or 686 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faverolles (French pronunciation: [favʁɔl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fromagère, Essay,La Chênellière, Le Gué de Rouvre, La Corderie,La Chappronnière, La Hourdouillère, Trousse-Gerbe, and Faverolles.[3]
Faverolles along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
There are seven watercourses that run through the commune, 3 rivers Rouvre, Maire and the Rouvrette. The other watercourses are 4 streams, the Fief Benoit, Gué d'Arnettes, Moulinet & Besier.