Champsecret

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

Champsecret
Commune
The town hall in Champsecret
The town hall in Champsecret
Location of Champsecret
Champsecret is located in France
Champsecret
Champsecret
Champsecret is located in Normandy
Champsecret
Champsecret
Coordinates: 48°36′36″N 0°32′58″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonDomfront en Poiraie
IntercommunalityDomfront Tinchebray Interco
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Corbière[1]
Area
1
44.68 km2 (17.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
938
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61091 /61700
Elevation140–313 m (459–1,027 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 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, La Chesnaie, Les Fourchets, La Botellerie, Le Hamel, Le Tertre, Pont de Pierre, La Noé, La Basse Verrerie, L'Ermitage and Champsecret.[3]

It is 4,470 hectares (17.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 215 metres (705 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]

The Andainette and the Varenne are the two rivers, running through this commune.

Points of interest
  • Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[5]

  • Forges de Varennes the site features a blast furnace built in 1767, a refinery and a splitting mill, it was registered as a monument in 1987.[6]
  • Champsecret Church a seventeenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1984.[7]
  • Cross of the old cemetery a sixteenth century hexagonal granite cross, registered as a Monument historique in 1938.[8]
  • Old manor a fourteenth century manor, registered as a Monument historique in 1926.[9]

Notable People
  • Charles Lucien Léandre - (1862–1934) was a French caricaturist and painter, who was born here, and later buried here.[10][11]
  • Auguste-François Maunoury - (1811–1898) was a Catholic Hellenist and exegete, who was born here.[12]

See also

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Champsecret · 61700, France". Champsecret · 61700, France.
  4. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  6. "Forges de Varennes à Champsecret - PA00110771". monumentum.fr.
  7. "Eglise à Champsecret - PA00110770". monumentum.fr.
  8. "Croix de l'ancien cimetière à Champsecret - PA00110769". monumentum.fr.
  9. "Vieux manoir à Champsecret - PA00110772". monumentum.fr.
  10. "Charles Lucien Léandré | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  11. "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
  12. "Champsecret. La promotion de la ville se fait en peinture". alencon.maville.com.
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