Saint-Fraimbault
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | |
| Community association | Andaine Passais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 107-196 m | |
| surface | 28.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 539 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61350 | |
| INSEE code | 61387 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-fraimbault.com/ | |
 Saint-Fraimbault town hall |
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Saint-Fraimbault is a French municipality with 539 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Alençon and is part of the canton of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne ( Passais until 2015 ).
geography
Saint-Fraimbault is about 56 kilometers west-northwest of Alençon . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Saint-Fraimbault is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne in the north, Torchamp in the northeast, Ceaucé in the east, Soucé in the southeast, Couesmes-Vaucé in the south and Passais Villages in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,078 | 1.006 | 963 | 828 | 792 | 676 | 629 | 584 | 549 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Fraimbault church
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Personalities
- Fraimbault de Lassay (around 500–570), hermit and missionary, founder of a monastery, saint of the Roman Catholic Church (August 16), allegedly died here
Web links
Commons : Saint-Fraimbault (Orne) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
