Craménil

Craménil (French pronunciation: [kʁamenil] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Craménil
Commune
A menhir in Craménil
Location of Craménil
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Coordinates: 48°44′42″N 0°22′37″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	Val d'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Onfroy[1]
Area 1	8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	129
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Demonym	Craménilois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61137 /61220
Elevation	174–253 m (571–830 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 Bois, Chênesec,La Morinière and Craménil.^[3]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

There are 3 watercourses that run through the commune, the River Rouvre and two streams the Maufy and the Haie.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

• Four Bridges of the Rouvre a collection of 16-17th Century Toll Bridges, known as the Motte bridge, the Chênesecq bridge, the Neuf bridge and the Raulette bridge.^[5] The bridges are the last evidence of 16-17th Century toll bridges and were used up to the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century, when the mills they served closed down.^[6] They were registered as a Monument historique in 1993.^[5]
• The sharpener of Gargantua Menhir a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1889.^[7]

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. "Craménil · 61220, France". Craménil · 61220, France.
4. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
5. "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette. à Craménil - PA00125311". monumentum.fr.
6. "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
7. "Menhir dit l'affiloir de Gargantua à Craménil - PA00110789". monumentum.fr.