Le Ménil-de-Briouze

Le Ménil-de-Briouze (French pronunciation: [lə menil də bʁijuz] ^ⓘ, literally Le Ménil of Briouze) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Ménil-de-Briouze
Commune
The town hall in Le Ménil-de-Briouze
Location of Le Ménil-de-Briouze
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Coordinates: 48°40′36″N 0°23′54″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Delange[1]
Area 1	21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	529
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61260 /61220
Elevation	204–345 m (669–1,132 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 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, La Charpenterie, Le Ménil-de-Briouze, Le Chesné, Arthan, Les Roussières and La Morière.^[3]

It is 2,520 hectares (9.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 220 metres (720 ft).

Five streams, the Laurenciere, la Source Philippe, the Arthan, the Roussieres and the Lange are the only watercourses that flow through the commune.

Church of Notre-Dame in Ménil-de-Briouze

See also

• Communes of the Orne department