Champ-Haut | |
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![]() The church in Champ-Haut | |
Coordinates: 48°43′39″N 0°19′33″E / 48.7275°N 0.3258°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Rai |
Intercommunality | Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Allain[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 43 |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Demonym | Campo-Haltiens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61088 /61240 |
Elevation | 220–321 m (722–1,053 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Champ-Haut (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ o] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[4]
Notable People
[edit]- Edmond-Denis De Manne - (1801 – 1877) playwright and journalist, who was also mayor of the commune is buried here.[5]
- Olivier Metzner - (1949 – 2013) a criminal lawyer was born here.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (11 June 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "Olivier Metzner: Defence lawyer who became the most respected and". The Independent. 18 March 2013.