La Coulonche
The church in La Coulonche
The church in La Coulonche
Coat of arms of La Coulonche
Location of La Coulonche
La Coulonche is located in France
La Coulonche
La Coulonche
La Coulonche is located in Normandy
La Coulonche
La Coulonche
Coordinates: 48°38′52″N 0°27′18″W / 48.6478°N 0.455°W / 48.6478; -0.455
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonLa Ferté-Macé
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacky Lecoq[1]
Area
1
14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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).[4]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]

The Vee river, is the major watercourse running through this area.[4]


Twin towns – sister cities

La Coulonche is twinned with:[6]

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 "La Coulonche · 61220, France". La Coulonche · 61220, France.
  4. 1 2 "Mairie de la Coulonche et sa commune (61220)". Annuaire-Mairie. 26 October 2023.
  5. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.


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