Belfonds
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belfonds (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Belfonds | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 0°07′07″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Sées |
Intercommunality | CC des Sources de l'Orne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Rolland[1] |
Area 1 | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 202 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61036 /61500 |
Elevation | 170–245 m (558–804 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Guichaumont, Le Haut Condé, Condé-le-Butor, Le Roussillon, La Fosse, La Philippière, La Perrière, Saint-Clair, Haussepied, Les Petites Bruyères and Belfonds.[3]
It is 1,430 hectares (5.5 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 221 metres (725 ft).
Belfonds along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Belfonds has a total of seven water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, La Senneviere and La Thouane. The other four watercourses are all streams, The Ponts Besnard, The Renardieres, The Iles & the Viverel.[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 292 | — |
1975 | 250 | −2.19% |
1982 | 213 | −2.26% |
1990 | 207 | −0.36% |
1999 | 218 | +0.58% |
2009 | 172 | −2.34% |
2014 | 205 | +3.57% |
2020 | 204 | −0.08% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.