Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis

Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dy kɔʁbei]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis
Commune
The church in Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis
Location of Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis
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Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°03′46″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Alençon-2
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Lurçon[1]
Area 1	7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,648
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61397 /61000
Elevation	127–197 m (417–646 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 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 along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,647	—
1975	2,332	+5.09%
1982	3,956	+7.84%
1990	4,176	+0.68%
1999	4,020	−0.42%
2007	3,631	−1.26%
2012	3,874	+1.30%
2017	3,798	−0.40%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis is twinned with:^[6]

• Stanford in the Vale, England

See also

• Communes of the Orne department