Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne
| Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne | |
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  Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne | |
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Location within Normandy region  Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°17′26″W / 48.7797°N 0.2906°WCoordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°17′26″W / 48.7797°N 0.2906°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-de-l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Monique Guibout |
| Area1 | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 77 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61378 / 61210 |
| Elevation |
121–231 m (397–758 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[1] The 18th-century military, playwright and physician Guillaume-René Lefébure (1744–1806) was born in Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)
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