Saint-Paul (Orne)

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Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul (France)
Saint-Paul
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Flers-1
Community association Flers Agglo
Coordinates 48 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 38 ′  W
height 193-294 m
surface 7.96 km 2
Residents 680 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 85 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61100
INSEE code

Saint-Paul is a French municipality with 680 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Argentan and the canton of Flers-1 (until 2015: canton of Flers-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Pauliens .

geography

Saint-Paul is 52 kilometers south-southwest of Caen . The Visance , a tributary of the Vère , forms the northern municipal boundary. Saint-Paul is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Landisacq in the north and northwest, La Lande-Patry in the east and northeast, Flers in the east and southeast, La Chapelle-Biche in the south and Cerisy-Belle-Étoile in the west and southwest.

history

Saint-Paul was separated from the La Lande-Patry parish in 1853 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 505 415 522 601 584 560 637 636
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Paul church, built in the early 20th century
Saint Paul Church

Web links

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