Vieux-Pont
The church in Vieux-Pont
The church in Vieux-Pont
Location of Vieux-Pont
Vieux-Pont is located in France
Vieux-Pont
Vieux-Pont
Vieux-Pont is located in Normandy
Vieux-Pont
Vieux-Pont
Coordinates: 48°39′05″N 0°08′37″W / 48.6514°N 0.1436°W / 48.6514; -0.1436
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Berrier[1]
Area
1
9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
199
  Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61503 /61150
Elevation169–228 m (554–748 ft)
(avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vieux-Pont (French pronunciation: [vjø pɔ̃]) 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, La Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont.[3]

It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 186 metres (610 ft).[4]

The river Udon along with three streams, the Rouvray, la Harliere and the Moulin de Besnard are the four watercourses that traverse the commune.[4]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Manor known as Le Désert a 17th centaury Manor house, used for meetings by the Chouannerie during the French Revolution, was classified as a Monument historique in 1995.[5]


See also


References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Vieux-Pont · 61150, France". Vieux-Pont · 61150, France.
  4. 1 2 https://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/mairie-vieux-pont.html
  5. "Manoir dit Le Désert à Vieux-Pont - PA00135533". monumentum.fr.
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