Magny-le-Désert
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Fertois and Bocage Carrougien | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 166-281 m | |
| surface | 33.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,400 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61600 | |
| INSEE code | 61243 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Magny-le-Désert |
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Magny-le-Desert is a French commune with 1,400 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Magny-le-Désert (until 2015: Canton La Ferté-Macé ), of which it is the main town. The inhabitants are called Magnaciens .
geography
Magny-le-Désert is about 33 kilometers northwest of Alençon . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Magny-le-Désert is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beauvain in the north, La Chaux in the northeast, La Motte-Fouquet in the east, Saint-Patrice-du-Désert in the south and east and La Ferté-Macé in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| population | 1,209 | 1,127 | 1,114 | 1,092 | 1,210 | 1,267 | 1,418 | 1,452 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 11th century, a historic monument since 1927
- Saint-Antoine chapel
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Saint-Antoine chapel
Web links
Commons : Magny-le-Désert - collection of images, videos and audio files
