Crouttes
Commune in Normandy, France
Crouttes
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The church and surroundings in Crouttes
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Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 0°08′23″E / 48.9244°N 0.1397°E / 48.9244; 0.1397 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Vimoutiers |
Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
Government
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• Mayor (2020 – 2026) | Gérard Burel [1] |
Area
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13.47 km 2 (5.20 sq mi) |
Population | 301 |
• Density | 22/km 2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
INSEE /Postal code |
61139
/61120
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Elevation |
90–259
m (295–850
ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Crouttes ( French pronunciation: [kʁut] ( listen ) ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France .
Geography
The commune has one river, the Monne and six streams, the Crouttes, the Chateau, the Redoutiere, the Moulin Neuf, the Champeaux & the Bois du Four running through its borders. [3]
Neighbouring communes
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Notable buildings and places
The old Saint-Michel priory is an ancient Priory dating back to the 13th Centuary with significant additions made to it over the next 200 years. [5] It is now listed as a Monument historique [6]
Notable People
- Marie Harel (1761 - 1844) the inventor of Camembert cheese, was born here. [7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020" . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Mairie de Crouttes et sa commune (61120)" . Annuaire-Mairie . 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Crouttes · 61120, France" . Crouttes · 61120, France .
- ↑ "Le prieuré du Mont-Saint-Michel retrouve sa vocation historique" . Ouest-France.fr . 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel à Crouttes - PA00110975" . monumentum.fr .
- ↑ Macphail, Cameron (28 April 2017). "Marie Harel: The 256th birthday of the woman who invented Camembert cheese" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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