Cerisy-Belle-Étoile is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile | |
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 The ruins of the chateau in Cerisy | |
Location of Cerisy-Belle-Étoile  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°47′54″N 0°37′31″W / 48.7983°N 0.6253°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Flers-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Borderie[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.40 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 709 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ceriséens ou Estoliens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61078 /61100 |
| Elevation | 102–256 m (335–840 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 is part of the area known as Norman Switzerland.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: La Monnerie, La Perrière, La Morlandière, La Vallerie, La Jehannière, Les Haies, Les Loges, La Gaumonnière, L'Abbaye de Belle Étoile, La Hagrie, Épivent, Visance and Cerisy-Belle-Étoile.[4]
The commune is traversed by the Noireau and Visance rivers, as well as the Fontaines stream.
Notable buildings and places
edit- The communal forest of Cerisy-Belle-Etoile is a 90 hectare forest open to the public.[5]
National heritage sites
edit- The former Abbey of Belle-Etoile is a thirteenth century former abbey established after the conquest of Normandy by Philip II of France. It was made a Monument historique in 1926.[6]
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Noireau River in Cerisy-Belle-Étoile -
Le Bourg in Cerisy-Belle-Etoile -
Abbaye de Belle-Étoile
People linked with the commune
edit- Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont (1679 – 1734), a French explorer who documented his travels across North America was born here, and later buried here.[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Cerisy-Belle-Étoile · 61100, France". Cerisy-Belle-Étoile · 61100, France.
- ^ "Les forêts".
- ^ "Ancienne abbaye de Belle-Etoile à Cerisy-Belle-Etoile - PA00110762". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Etienne Veniard de Bourgmont - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
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