Le Sap

Le Sap
Part of Sap-en-Auge
La mairie
Coat of arms
Location of Le Sap
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Coordinates: 48°53′42″N 0°20′22″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Commune	Sap-en-Auge
Area ^1	22.73 km^2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	855
• Density	38/km^2 (97/sq mi)
Demonym	Sapiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61470
Elevation	180–272 m (591–892 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Sap (French pronunciation: [lə sap] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sap-en-Auge.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Le Sap

The arms of Le Sap are blazoned: Lozengy argent and gules.

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. "Homologuée Petite cité de caractère, Le Sap en voit les bénéfices pour son tourisme". actu.fr. August 17, 2019.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)

See also

• Communes of the Orne department