Giel-Courteilles
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giel-Courteilles (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛl kuʁtɛj] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The current commune was formed in 1965 when the two communes of Giel and Courteilles merged.
Giel-Courteilles | |
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_(1).JPG) The church of Saint-Pierre in Giel-Courteilles | |
Location of Giel-Courteilles  | |
  Giel-Courteilles  Giel-Courteilles | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′55″N 0°11′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Petit[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 476 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61189 /61210 |
| Elevation | 124–252 m (407–827 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune of Giel-Courteilles is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux.
Giel-Courteilles along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The river Orne runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries Ruisseau du Gue Blandin.[5]
- Michel Onfray a French writer and philosopher was schooled at the Giel-Don Bosco Catholic school Giel-Courteilles.[7]
Church of Saint-Roch in Courteilles
Chapel of the Giel-Don Bosco Agricultural and Professional High School in Giel-Courteilles
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