La Coulonche

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms of La Coulonche

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Location of La Coulonche

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(2020–2026) Jacky Lecoq^[1]Area

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14.32 km² (5.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

501 • Density35/km² (91/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61124 /61220

Elevation209–345 m (686–1,132 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Coulonche (French pronunciation: [la kulɔ̃ʃ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Maupas, Langlècherie, La Rousselière, Le Val de Vée, Le Pistolet and La Coulonche.^[3]

It is 1,430 hectares (5.5 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 301 metres (988 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[4]

The Vee river, is the major watercourse running through this area.

Twin towns – sister cities

La Coulonche is twinned with:^[5]

Wehretal, Germany

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "La Coulonche · 61220, France". La Coulonche · 61220, France.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.

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