Giel-Courteilles

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Michel Petit^[1]Area12.58 km² (4.86 sq mi)Population476 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation124–252 m (407–827 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giel-Courteilles (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛl kuʁtɛj] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The current commune was formed in 1965 when the two communes of Giel and Courteilles merged.

Geography

The commune of Giel-Courteilles is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux.

The river Orne runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries Ruisseau du Gue Blandin.^[4]

Notable people

• Michel Onfray a French writer and philosopher was schooled at the Giel-Don Bosco Catholic school Giel-Courteilles.^[6]

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  Church of Saint-Roch in Courteilles
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  Chapel of the Giel-Don Bosco Agricultural and Professional High School in Giel-Courteilles

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References