Valframbert

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

Valframbert
Commune
The church in Valframbert
Location of Valframbert
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Coordinates: 48°27′52″N 0°06′32″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Damigny
Intercommunality	CU d'Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Aïvar[1]
Area 1	13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,721
• Density	123.4/km2 (319.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61497 /61250
Elevation	133–179 m (436–587 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 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 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.^[2]

Points of interest

National heritage sites

• Château d'Aché a nineteenth century chateau, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1994.^[3]

Transport

• Aérodrome d'Alençon - Valframbert is an Aerodrome within the commune which is also shared with neighbouring communes of Cerisé and Alençon that opened in 1936.^[4][5] Its IATA airport code is XAN and its ICAO airport code is LFOF.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department