Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

(2020–2026) Didier Lerallu^[1]Area

31.08 km² (12.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,024 • Density33/km² (85/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61369 /61700

Elevation137–271 m (449–889 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Bômer-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bomɛʁ le fɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Four à Chaux, Platier, La Guimardière, Le Grand Mesnil, Les Forges, La Maigraire and Saint-Bômer-les-Forges.^[4]

It is 3,110 hectares (12.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 239 metres (784 ft).

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

The Andainette, the Varenne and the Halouze are the three rivers, running through this commune.

Neighbouring communes^[4]

Tinchebray-Bocage

Saint-Clair-de-Halouze

Banvou & Le Châtellier

Lonlay-l'Abbaye

Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

Champsecret & Dompierre

Domfront en Poiraie

Juvigny-Val-d'Andaine

Points of interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[6]

Megalithic ensemble Neolithic megalithic which was registered as a monument in 1975.^[7]
Manoir de la Bérardière a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.^[8]

Notable People

Henri François Anne de Roussel (1748 - 1812) a French naturalist, was born here.^[9]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Saint-Bômer-les-Forges (61369) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Bômer-les-Forges · 61700, France". Saint-Bômer-les-Forges · 61700, France.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
^ "Ensemble mégalithique à Saint-Bômer-les-Forges - PA00110906". monumentum.fr.
^ "Manoir de la Bérardière à Saint-Bômer-les-Forges - PA00110907". monumentum.fr.
^ "Les grandes figures françaises de l'herboristerie". Kmyma. 13 October 2022.