Champ-Haut

Champ-Haut (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ o] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Champ-Haut
Commune
The church in Champ-Haut
Location of Champ-Haut
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Coordinates: 48°43′39″N 0°19′33″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Rai
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Allain[1]
Area 1	5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	43
• Density	8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonym	Campo-Haltiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61088 /61240
Elevation	220–321 m (722–1,053 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 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 one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.^[3]

Notable People

• Edmond-Denis De Manne - (1801 – 1877) playwright and journalist, who was also mayor of the commune is buried here.^[4]
• Olivier Metzner - (1949 – 2013) a criminal lawyer was born here.^[5]

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). 2 December 2020.
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. "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
5. "Olivier Metzner: Defence lawyer who became the most respected and". The Independent. 18 March 2013.