Giel-Courteilles | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′55″N 0°11′45″W / 48.7653°N 0.1958°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Petit [1] |
Area 1 | 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 476 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61189 /61210 |
Elevation | 124–252 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.
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]