Fontaine-les-Bassets (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn le basɛ]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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| Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 0°00′21″E / 48.8597°N 0.0058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Verrier[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 111 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fontenois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61171 /61160 |
| Elevation | 67–111 m (220–364 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune has the River Dives running through it, as well as the Guerard stream.[3]
Notable buildings and places edit
National heritage sites edit
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Château à Fontaine-les-Bassets an eighteenth Century Chateau registered as a Monument historique in 1984[5]
- Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée a Neolithic dolmen registered as a monument historique in 1934[6]
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Château de Fontaine-les-Bassets -
Pierre-Levée Dolmen
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
- ^ "Fontaine-les-Bassets · 61160, France". Fontaine-les-Bassets · 61160, France.
- ^ "Château à Fontaine-les-Bassets - PA00110808". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée à Fontaine-les-Bassets - PA00110809". monumentum.fr.
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