Ceton

Ceton (French pronunciation: [sətɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the southernmost municipality in Normandy. The commune has the largest surface area of the communes based in the Orne, at 59.39 km ²^[3]

Ceton
Commune
The church in Ceton
Coat of arms
Location of Ceton
Ceton Show map of France Ceton Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°45′03″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Ceton
Intercommunality	Collines du Perche Normand
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	André Besnier[1]
Area 1	59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,765
• Density	29.72/km2 (76.97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61079 /61260
Elevation	89–271 m (292–889 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Points of interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[4]

• Beauvais Castle is a Percheron fortified house, which was registered as a monument in 1992.^[5]
• Saint-Pierre Church an eleventeenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.^[6]
• Manoir du Mont-Gâteau a manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.^[7]

Notable People

• Fernand Loriot - (1870 – 1932) one of the founders of the French Communist Party, was born here.^[8]

Heraldry

Arms of Ceton

The arms of Ceton are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or, and in chief a fleur de lys argent.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Ceton is twinned with:^[9]

• Neckarwestheim, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Perche