Francheville, Orne
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| Coordinates: 48°38′14″N 0°03′19″W / 48.6372°N 0.0553°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Normandy | 
| Department | Orne | 
| Arrondissement | Alençon | 
| Canton | Sées | 
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy-Raoul d'Harambure[1] | 
Area 1  | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 132 | 
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 61176 /61570  | 
| Elevation | 170–287 m (558–942 ft)  (avg. 217 m or 712 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Francheville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mahey, La Pêcherie and Francheville.[3]
It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 201 metres (659 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
Francheville along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[7]
Francheville has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Landrion stream, Etangs stream and the Landelles stream.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ a b "Francheville · 61570, France". Francheville · 61570, France.
 - ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
 - ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
 - ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
 - ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
 - ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Cance (I21-0420)".
 


