Sarceaux

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

Sarceaux
Commune
The old chapel in Sarceaux
Location of Sarceaux
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Coordinates: 48°43′09″N 0°02′24″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-1
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Claeys[1]
Area 1	10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,047
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61462 /61200
Elevation	149–181 m (489–594 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Sarceaux along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[3]

The commune is within the area known as the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.^[4]

The commune has two rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Baize^[5]

Town twinning

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

Sarceaux's twin towns are:

• West Hendred, Oxfordshire – England.^[7]
• East Hendred, Oxfordshire – England.^[8]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department