Fontaine-les-Bassets
Fontaine-les-Bassets (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn le basɛ]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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| Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 0°00′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Verrier[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 107 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fontenois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61171 /61160 |
| Elevation | 67–111 m (220–364 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune has the lowest altitude of any commune in the department of Orne of 81metres.[3]
The commune has the River Dives running through it, as well as the Guerard stream.[4][5]
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Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[5]
- Château à Fontaine-les-Bassets an eighteenth Centaury Chateau registered as a Monument historique in 1984[7]
- Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée a Neolithic dolmen registered as a monument historique in 1934[8]
Château de Fontaine-les-Bassets
Pierre-Levée Dolmen
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "ORNE : map, cities and data of the departement of Orne 61". www.map-france.com.
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
- "Mairie de Fontaine-les-Bassets et sa commune (61160)". Annuaire-Mairie. 27 April 2023.
- "Fontaine-les-Bassets · 61160, France". Fontaine-les-Bassets · 61160, France.
- "Château à Fontaine-les-Bassets - PA00110808". monumentum.fr.
- "Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée à Fontaine-les-Bassets - PA00110809". monumentum.fr.
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