Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡərit də kaʁuʒ] (listen), literally Sainte-Marguerite of Carrouges) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2019, the commune had a total population of 223 residents.[2]
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Coordinates: 48°35′06″N 0°09′10″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Portier |
Area 1 | 8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Population | 216 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61419 /61320 |
Elevation | 200–291 m (656–955 ft) (avg. 279 m or 915 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is named for Marguerite de Carrouges (née de Thibouville; 1362, Château de Fontaine-la-Soret, Eure. Normandy – c. 1419), a French noblewoman and the wife of Sir Jean de Carrouges, Viscount of Bellême (c. 1330s, Carrouges, Normandy – 25 September 1396, Nicopolis, Ottoman Empire).
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges is located just a short distance north of the commune of Carrouges, the ancestral seat of the Carrouges noble family, which includes the Château de Carrouges.
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