Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze

Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ilɛʁ də bʁijuz] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Hilaire of Briouze) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
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Coordinates: 48°42′24″N 0°19′23″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	Val d'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Pommier[1]
Area 1	13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	305
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61402 /61220
Elevation	201–270 m (659–886 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Valdary, Les Auges,Les Mézerets, La Huverie, La Grande Bêche and Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze.^[4]

The commune borders the area known as Suisse Normande.^[5]

Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze 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.^[6]

There are 4 watercourses that run through the commune, The river Rouvre plus 3 streams, Fief Benoit, Gué d'Arnettes, and the Vaux.

• 
  Church of Saint-Hilaire
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  war memorial of Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
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  Chapelle of Saint-Hermeland de Montreuil-au-Houlme

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune de Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze (61402)". INSEE.
4. "Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze · 61220, France". Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze · 61220, France.
5. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
6. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".