Gandelain

Gandelain (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃dlɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Gandelain
Commune
The town hall and church in Gandelain
Location of Gandelain
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Coordinates: 48°28′49″N 0°05′12″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.

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

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine