Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | L'Aigle | |
| Community association | Pays de L'Aigle | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 0 ° 39' E | |
| height | 187-258 m | |
| surface | 28.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,672 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61300 | |
| INSEE code | 61456 | |
 Town hall (Mairie), church and old priory of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle |
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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a French commune with 1,672 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs administratively to the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and is part of the canton of L'Aigle (until 2015 part of the canton of L'Aigle-Est ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Sulpiciens .
geography
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is on the edge of Normandy on the Risle River . Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-d'Écublei in the north, Chéronvilliers in the east and northeast, Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil in the east, Chandai in the south and southeast, and Saint-Michel-Tubœuf in the South, L'Aigle in the south and southwest, Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères in the west and Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire in the northwest.
L'Aigle-Saint-Michel airfield is located in the municipality.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,375 | 1,393 | 1,280 | 1,287 | 1,483 | 1,522 | 1,638 | 1,685 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen Le Jarrier, Monument historique
- Saint-Sulpice Church, Monument historique
- Old priory
- Le Fontenil castle with a chapel from the 15th century, Monument historique
- Bohin Manufactory, built in 1833, now a contemporary museum
Church and priory
Bohin Manufactory
