Belfonds | |
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Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 0°07′07″E / 48.6114°N 0.1186°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Sées |
Intercommunality | CC des Sources de l'Orne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Rolland [1] |
Area 1 | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 202 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61036 /61500 |
Elevation | 170–245 m (558–804 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Belfonds (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Guichaumont, Le Haut Condé, Condé-le-Butor, Le Roussillon, La Fosse, La Philippière, La Perrière, Saint-Clair, Haussepied, Les Petites Bruyères and Belfonds. [3]
It is 1,430 hectares (5.5 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 221 metres (725 ft).
Belfonds has a total of seven water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, La Senneviere and La Thouane. The other four watercourses are all streams, The Ponts Besnard, The Renardieres, The Iles & the Viverel. [4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 292 | — |
1975 | 250 | −2.19% |
1982 | 213 | −2.26% |
1990 | 207 | −0.36% |
1999 | 218 | +0.58% |
2009 | 172 | −2.34% |
2014 | 205 | +3.57% |
2020 | 204 | −0.08% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.