Saint-André-de-Briouze

Saint-André-de-Briouze (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də bʁijuz] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-André of Briouze) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Saint-André-de-Briouze
Commune
The church in Saint-André-de-Briouze
Location of Saint-André-de-Briouze
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Coordinates: 48°43′50″N 0°19′37″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	Val d'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lucien Buat[1]
Area 1	12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	173
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61361 /61220
Elevation	198–262 m (650–860 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 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, Saint-Denis, Les Rivières,Le Haut Bois, St-Andre-de-Briouze and La Foirie.^[4]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[5]

The commune has three watercourses running through it, the River Rouvre, and two streams the Vaux and the Maufy.

• 
  Church of Saint-André
• 
  Notre-Dame chapelle
• 
  old Church of Saint-Denis

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune de Saint-André-de-Briouze (61361)". INSEE.
4. "Saint-André-de-Briouze · 61220, France". Saint-André-de-Briouze · 61220, France.
5. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).