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Pointel

Coordinates: 48°42′02″N 0°20′54″W / 48.7006°N 0.3483°W / 48.7006; -0.3483
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Pointel
The town hall in Pointel
The town hall in Pointel
Location of Pointel
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Pointel is located in France
Pointel
Pointel
Pointel is located in Normandy
Pointel
Pointel
Coordinates: 48°42′02″N 0°20′54″W / 48.7006°N 0.3483°W / 48.7006; -0.3483
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Leportier[1]
Area
1
7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
309
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61332 /61220
Elevation200–242 m (656–794 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois de Pointel, Le Chênay, Pointel, L'Anglêcherie, Le Bois Jean and La Bourdonnière.[3]

It is 750 hectares (2.9 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 210 metres (690 ft).

The commune has seven watercourses running through it, the rivers Rouvre and the Val du Breuil, plus five streams. The five streams are known as the Roussieres, the Arthan, the Vaux, the Lange and la Source Philippe.

Pointel Church

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Pointel · 61220, France". Pointel · 61220, France.