Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne

(2020–2026) Thierry Raux^[1]Area

5.97 km² (2.31 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

114 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61444 /61430

Elevation50–190 m (160–620 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filbɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Philbert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Vallée, Le Val, Le Haut Perron and Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne.^[5]

The commune has 3 watercourses running through it, with 2 rivers the Orne plus one of its tributaries the Rouvre.^[6]^[7] The other watercourse is a stream called the Val Corbel Stream.

Places of interest

Rock of Oëtre is one of the most prestigious lookouts in the west of France.^[8]

RocheD Oetre
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Lavoir

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (61444) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
^ "Site naturel de la Roche d'Oëtre SAINT-PHILBERT-SUR-ORNE : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.