Crouttes

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Crouttes
Commune
The church and surroundings in Crouttes
The church and surroundings in Crouttes
Location of Crouttes
Map
Crouttes is located in France
Crouttes
Crouttes
Crouttes is located in Normandy
Crouttes
Crouttes
Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 0°08′23″E / 48.9244°N 0.1397°E / 48.9244; 0.1397
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonVimoutiers
IntercommunalityVallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Burel[1]
Area
1
13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
304
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61139 /61120
Elevation90–259 m (295–850 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.

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

Geography

The commune has one river, the Monne and six streams, the Crouttes, the Chateau, the Redoutiere, the Moulin Neuf, the Champeaux & the Bois du Four running through its borders.

Notable buildings and places

The old Saint-Michel priory is an ancient Priory dating back to the 13th century with significant additions made to it over the next 200 years.[4] It is now listed as a Monument historique[5]

Prieuré Saint-Michel

Notable People

  • Marie Harel (1761 - 1844) the inventor of Camembert cheese, was born here.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Crouttes · 61120, France". Crouttes · 61120, France.
  4. ^ "Le prieuré du Mont-Saint-Michel retrouve sa vocation historique". Ouest-France.fr. 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel à Crouttes - PA00110975". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ Macphail, Cameron (28 April 2017). "Marie Harel: The 256th birthday of the woman who invented Camembert cheese" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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