La Ferrière-aux-Étangs

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Ferrière-aux-Étangs

(2020–2026) Vincent Beaumont^[1]Area

10.93 km² (4.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,556 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61163 /61450

Elevation187–312 m (614–1,024 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁjɛʁ o.z‿etɑ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Sainte-Anne, La Noé, Les Landes, Les Castors, Le Gué Plat and La Ferrière-aux-Étangs.^[3]

It is 1,090 hectares (4.2 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 302 metres (991 ft).^[4]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[5]

The Vee river is the major watercourse running through this area.

Notable buildings and places

Le Mont Brûlé is a 302m sandstone hill overlooking the town.^[4] On top of the hill is a collection of works, including a replica of the Lourdes grotto.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs is twinned with:^[7]

Wehretal, Germany

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "La Ferrière-aux-Étangs · 61450, France". La Ferrière-aux-Étangs · 61450, France.
^ ^a ^b "La Ferrière-aux-Étangs » Le Mont-Brûlé". www.laferriereauxetangs.com.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "A La Ferrière-aux-Etangs, le Mont Brûlé est une fierté qui a traversé les siècles". actu.fr. 24 May 2021.
^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.