Rémalard

Rémalard
Rémalard
Location within Normandy region
Rémalard
Coordinates: 48°25′47″N 0°46′24″E / 48.4297°N 0.7733°E / 48.4297; 0.7733Coordinates: 48°25′47″N 0°46′24″E / 48.4297°N 0.7733°E / 48.4297; 0.7733
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton Bretoncelles
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Maignan
Area1 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,257
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 61345 /61110
Elevation 119–243 m (390–797 ft)
(avg. 143 m or 469 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rémalard is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard-en-Perche.[1]

It is located close to the river Huisne, in the Perche regional park. It is surrounded by the cities of Alencon (60km to the west), Dreux (65km to the north east), Chartres (60km to the east) and Le Mans (72km to the south west).

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
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