Montmerrei

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Montmerrei

(2020–2026) Claude Duval^[1]Area

12.67 km² (4.89 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

543 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61288 /61570

Elevation175–333 m (574–1,093 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmerrei (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɛʁɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Villette, La Grande Forgé and Montmerrei.^[3]

It is 12,700 hectares (49.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 200 metres (660 ft).

Montmerrei along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[4] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.^[5]

The River Thouane, Landrion stream, Vallees stream and the Cercueil stream are the 4 watercourses that flow through the commune.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Montmerrei · 61570, France". Montmerrei · 61570, France.
^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".