Giel-Courteilles
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.
Geography
The commune of Giel-Courteilles is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux.
Giel-Courteilles along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
The river Orne runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries Ruisseau du Gue Blandin.
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Notable people
- Michel Onfray a French writer and philosopher was schooled at the Giel-Don Bosco Catholic school Giel-Courteilles.
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Church of Saint-Roch in Courteilles -
Chapel of the Giel-Don Bosco Agricultural and Professional High School in Giel-Courteilles
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See also
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.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ "Giel-Courteilles · 61210, France". Giel-Courteilles · 61210, France.
- ^ Peccatte, Patrick. "Les souvenirs d'enfance de Michel Onfray".
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