Champ-Haut
Champ-Haut | |
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.jpg) The church in Champ-Haut | |
 Location of Champ-Haut | |
  Champ-Haut Location within France  Champ-Haut Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′39″N 0°19′33″E / 48.7275°N 0.3258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Allain[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 41 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Campo-Haltiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61088 /61240 |
| Elevation | 220–321 m (722–1,053 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Champ-Haut (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ o] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Valdestain and Champ-Haut.[3]
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
The source of the river Touques is within this commune.[5] In addition the river La Maure and a stream, Ruisseau des Viviers flow through the commune.[6][7]
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Notable people
[edit]- Edmond-Denis De Manne - (1801 – 1877) playwright and journalist, who was also mayor of the commune is buried here.[8]
- Olivier Metzner - (1949 – 2013) a criminal lawyer was born here.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Touques (I0--0200)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Maure (I0109000)".
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Viviers (I0109150)".
- ↑ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ↑ "Olivier Metzner: Defence lawyer who became the most respected and". The Independent. 18 March 2013.
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