Guerquesalles

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

Guerquesalles
Commune
Guerquesalles, Saint Germain Church.
Location of Guerquesalles
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Coordinates: 48°54′26″N 0°12′29″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Agnès Laigre[1]
Area 1	8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	133
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61198 /61120
Elevation	104–229 m (341–751 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Malvoue and Guerquesalles.^[3]

The commune has two rivers running through it the Vie & the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, the Fontaine de la Roche, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Valame.

Notable buildings and places

• • Coteau du Champ-du-Noyer is a 1.36 hectare site is a protected area created in 2019 as part of the Natura 2000 initiative.^[4]

National heritage sites

• Cocardière Manor is a 16th century manor house, classified as a Monument historique in 1929.^[5]

Manoir De La Cocardiere

See also

• Communes of the Orne department