Fleuré, Orne

Fleuré
Commune
The chateau in Fleuré
Location of Fleuré
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Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 0°03′20″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Clérembaux[1]
Area ^1	11.8 km^2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	205
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61170 /61200
Elevation	156–265 m (512–869 ft) (avg. 164 m or 538 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fleuré (French pronunciation: [flœʁe] ^ⓘ) 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, Fleuriel and Fleuré.[3]

It is 1,180 hectares (4.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 165 metres (541 ft).

Fleuré along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[5]

The Etangs stream, Marais de Fleuriel stream and the Bel Usse stream flow through the commune.

Notable buildings and places

• Stèle Étienne Panthou is a memorial remembering where a French Resistance fighter, Étienne Panthou, and an unknown person were executed in June 1944.[6]

• 
  The Mayors office and Church
• 
  Stèle Étienne Panthou

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Fleuré · 61200, France". Fleuré · 61200, France.
4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
6. "Fleuré. Un hommage à deux résistants fusillés il y a 78 ans". alencon.maville.com.