Moulins-sur-Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Moulins-sur-Orne

(2020–2026) Roger Ruppert^[1]Area

9.14 km² (3.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

313 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61298 /61200

Elevation150–191 m (492–627 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moulins-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ syʁ ɔʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Moulins on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Moulins-sur-Orne, Les Marteaux' and Bel œuvre.^[3]

The commune has three rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Houay, plus a tributary to the Huoay, called the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot ^[4]^[5]

Notable buildings and places

Jardin de Marigny is an English styled garden of 9000m2 that is occasionally opened to the public.^[6] The garden is a member of the Union des Parcs et Jardins de Normandie (Calvados-Manche-Orne).^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Moulins-sur-Orne · France". Moulins-sur-Orne · France.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)".
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
^ ^a ^b "Jardin de Marigny - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.