Ceton
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Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°45′03″E / 48.2269°N 0.7508°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Ceton |
Intercommunality | Collines du Perche Normand |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | André Besnier[1] |
Area 1 | 59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,765 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61079 /61260 |
Elevation | 89–271 m (292–889 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ceton (French pronunciation: [sətɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the southernmost municipality in Normandy. The commune has the largest surface area of the communes based in the Orne, at 59.39 km ²[3]
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[4]
- Beauvais Castle is a Percheron fortified house, which was registered as a monument in 1992.[5]
- Saint-Pierre Church an eleventeenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.[6]
- Manoir du Mont-Gâteau a manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.[7]
Notable People
[edit]- Fernand Loriot - (1870 – 1932) one of the founders of the French Communist Party, was born here.[8]
Heraldry
[edit]The arms of Ceton are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or, and in chief a fleur de lys argent.
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Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]- Neckarwestheim, Germany
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ORNE : map, cities and data of the departement of Orne 61". www.map-france.com.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château de Beauvais à Ceton - PA00110997". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Ceton - PA00110763". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir du Mont-Gâteau à Ceton - PA00110998". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Loriot Fernand Isidore". www.ex-pcf.com.
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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