Mortrée (Mortrée)
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| local community | Mortrée | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 38 ' N , 0 ° 5' E | |
| Post Code | 61570 | |
| Former INSEE code | 61294 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Mortrée is a village and a former commune with 1,036 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Sées (until 2015: canton of Mortrée ).
With effect from January 1, 2019, the previous communes of Mortrée and Saint-Hilaire-la-Gérard were merged to form Commune nouvelle Mortrée of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new commune . The administrative headquarters are in Mortrée .
geography
Mortrée is located about 13 kilometers south-southeast of Argentan on the Thouane River . Mortrée is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Médavy in the north, Le Château-d'Almenêches in the north-east, Macé in the east, Belfonds in the east and south-east, Montmerrei in the west and south-west and Marcei in the west and north-west.
The A88 motorway runs in the north of the area .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,028 | 1,057 | 1,045 | 1,042 | 1,022 | 1,073 | 1.005 | 1,100 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, Monument historique since 2006
- Castle O , moated castle with castle park, originally from the 11th century, alterations from the 16th century, since 1964/1977 Monument historique
Castle O
Saint-Pierre church
Personalities
- François d'O (died 1594), Mignon, later Minister of Finance
- René Hardy (1911–1987), resistance fighter
