Macé

For people with the surname Macé, see Macé (surname).
Macé
Commune
Location of Macé
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Macé is located in France
Macé
Macé
Macé is located in Normandy
Macé
Macé
Coordinates: 48°38′13″N 0°08′30″E / 48.6369°N 0.1417°E / 48.6369; 0.1417
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Fontaine[1]
Area
1
14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
418
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61240 /61500
Elevation161–219 m (528–719 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Macé (French pronunciation: [mase]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Guitonnerie, Cité de Surdon, Ferme de Chardronnet, La Chointerie, Les Riaux, La Métairie, Mermonde, La Ferronnerie, Macé, La Pelletière and L'Abbé.[3]

Macé along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]

The Orne is the only watercourse that runs through the commune.[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 632—    
1975 588−1.03%
1982 491−2.54%
1990 464−0.70%
1999 476+0.28%
2007 494+0.47%
2012 473−0.87%
2017 409−2.87%
Source: INSEE[6]

points of interest

  • Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 400m2 site in the commune that is a protected area, as it contains the only known instance of the white pea lathyrus pannonicus, a type of Leguminosae, in Orne.[7]

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Macé · France". Macé · France. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description". Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 1 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
  7. ^ "Autres sites naturels". Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "GRANGER Ernest, Henri". Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via Le Maitron.
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