Mortrée

Mortrée
region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alencon
Canton	Sées
Community association	Sources de l'Orne
Coordinates	48 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 5'  E
height	161-267 m
surface	32.26 km 2
Residents	1,175 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	61570
INSEE code	61294

Mortrée is a French commune with 1,175 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Orne in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Alençon , to the canton of Sées (until 2015: canton of Mortrée ). It is an access community associated with the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .

It was created as a Commune nouvelle of the same name with effect from January 1, 2019 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Mortrée and Saint-Hilaire-la-Gérard , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Mortrée.

structure

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Population as of January 1, 2017
Mortrée (administrative headquarters)	61294	23.36	1,036
Saint-Hilaire-la-Gérard	61403	8.90	139

geography

The municipality is located around 20 kilometers north of Alençon with parts in the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . The Thouane River runs along the western municipal boundary and the Sennevière River to the east , both of which are smaller tributaries of the Orne . The A88 motorway runs through the north of the municipality . Neighboring communities are: Médavy in the north, Le Château-d'Almenêches in the north-east, Macé in the east, Belfonds in the east and south-east, La Ferrière-Béchet and Tanville in the south, Le Cercueil in the south-west, Montmerrei in the west and Boischampré in the north-west.

Web links

Commons : Mortrée  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. NOR: 1111-18-00039 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Mortrée of September 28, 2018.
2. ↑ current population according to INSEE