Semallé

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

Semallé
Commune
The town hall in Semallé
Location of Semallé
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Coordinates: 48°28′32″N 0°09′03″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Écouves
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Patrick Leroux[1]
Area 1	14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	348
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61467 /61250
Elevation	132–163 m (433–535 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 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.^[3]

Points of Interest

• Maison de sainte Thérèse is the house that Thérèse of Lisieux stayed at as a child between March 1873 and April 1874.^[4] The house today is set-up as a replica of what it would have been during this time.^[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 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
4. "Semallé. La maison où la future Sainte-Thérèse a retrouvé la santé". actu.fr. 17 August 2019.
5. HOUDAYER, par Nathalie (17 May 2017). "À Semallé, la maison de la nourrice de sainte Thérèse se visite". Ouest-France.fr.