Cerisé (French pronunciation: [səʁize] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Cerisé | |
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 The church in Cerisé | |
Location of Cerisé  | |
  Cerisé  Cerisé | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′30″N 0°07′43″E / 48.4417°N 0.1286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Alençon-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Cousin[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 862 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61077 /61000 |
| Elevation | 130–147 m (427–482 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[3]
Points of Interest
edit- Aérodrome d'Alençon - Valframbert is an Aerodrome within the commune which is also shared with neighbouring communes of Valframbert and Alençon that opened in 1936.[4][5] Its IATA airport code is XAN and its ICAO airport code is LFOF.[6]
National heritage sites
edit- Saint-Germain Church is a 12th century church, which was made a Monument historique in 2001.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
- ^ "Histoire. Alençon a-t-elle raté le train de l'aviation ?". actu.fr. 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "Alençon Valframbert - France". World Airport Codes.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Germain à Cerisé - PA61000021". monumentum.fr.
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