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Le Merlerault

Coordinates: 48°42′04″N 0°17′11″E / 48.7011°N 0.2864°E / 48.7011; 0.2864
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Le Merlerault
The church in Le Merlerault
The church in Le Merlerault
Location of Le Merlerault
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Le Merlerault is located in France
Le Merlerault
Le Merlerault
Le Merlerault is located in Normandy
Le Merlerault
Le Merlerault
Coordinates: 48°42′04″N 0°17′11″E / 48.7011°N 0.2864°E / 48.7011; 0.2864
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonRai
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martine Gressant[1]
Area
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19.1 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
753
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61275 /61240
Elevation184–321 m (604–1,053 ft)
(avg. 227 m or 745 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Merlerault (French pronunciation: [lə mɛʁləʁo] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

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The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3]

Le Merlerault along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]

Points of interest

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National heritage sites

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  • Ensemble castral remains of a medieval residence with a circular mound, it was registered as a Monument historique 1989.[5]

Notable People

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Heraldry

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Arms of Le Merlerault
Arms of Le Merlerault
The arms of Le Merlerault are blazoned :
Argent, a blackbird sable, on a chief azure a heart argent between 2 fleurs de lys Or.



Twin towns – sister cities

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Le Merlerault is twinned with:

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. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ "Ensemble castral au Merlerault - PA00110977". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
  7. ^ "Le Merlerault | CDC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault". www.cdcvam.fr.
  8. ^ "Léon Labbé (1830-1916)". data.bnf.fr.
  9. ^ "Our village". Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council.