Gandelain
Gandelain  | |
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![]() The town hall and church in Gandelain  | |
Location of Gandelain  | |
![]() Gandelain ![]() Gandelain  | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′49″N 0°05′12″W / 48.4803°N 0.0867°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Normandy | 
| Department | Orne | 
| Arrondissement | Alençon | 
| Canton | Damigny | 
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Morin[1] | 
Area 1  | 15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 416 | 
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 61182 /61420  | 
| Elevation | 186–370 m (610–1,214 ft)  (avg. 304 m or 997 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gandelain (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃dlɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[3]
Notable People
- Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831 - 1877), mother of Thérèse of Lisieux, and later herself canonized as saint in 2015 was born here.[4]
 
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
 - ^ CAGNARD-BUDIMAN, Daphné (10 July 2019). "Lisieux. Louis et Zélie Martin, couple saint et protecteur". Ouest-France.fr.
 
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