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Rouperroux

Rouperroux
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Location of Rouperroux
Rouperroux is located in France
Rouperroux
Rouperroux
Location within France
Rouperroux is located in Normandy
Rouperroux
Rouperroux
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°32′55″N 0°05′03″W / 48.5486°N 0.0842°W / 48.5486; -0.0842
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Roland Sellos[1]
Area
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9.78 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
174
  Density17.8/km2 (46.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61357 /61320
Elevation239–399 m (784–1,309 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[3][4]

The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[5]

Notable buildings and places

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National heritage sites

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  • Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  4. "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
  6. "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.