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Ceton

Ceton 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

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Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°45′03″E / 48.2269°N 0.7508°E / 48.2269; 0.7508
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonCeton
IntercommunalityCollines du Perche Normand
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) André Besnier1
Area
1
59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
1,734
 • Density29.20/km2 (75.62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61079 /61260
Elevation89–271 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 ²3

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Vignes, La Jâtière, Le Boulay, Neuville, Les Vaux Gomberts, Le Ménil, Les Pressoirs, Ceton, Les Goutiers, L'Aître, Le Grand Mont Gâteau, Les Rafouleries, Le Moulin de l'Aunay, Le Bas Mont Morant, Saint-Denis, Les Prouteries, La Davière and Les Ferrandières.4

Two rivers the Huisne and la Maroisse flow through the commune.56 In addition the commune contains the source of the River Braye.7


Points of interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.8

  • Beauvais Castle is a Percheron fortified house, which was registered as a monument in 1992.9
  • Saint-Pierre Church an eleventeenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.10
  • Manoir du Mont-Gâteau a manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.11

Sport

Ceton has a public swimming pool the H2O Perche, which has been open since 2010.12

Notable people

Heraldry

Arms of Ceton
Arms of Ceton source ↗
 The arms of Ceton are blazoned :
Azure, a bend Or, and in chief a fleur de lys argent.



Twin towns – sister cities

Ceton is twinned with:14

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "ORNE : map, cities and data of the departement of Orne 61". www.map-france.com.
  4. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Huisne (M0--0150)".
  6. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Maroisse (M0377200)".
  7. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Braye (M12-0300)".
  8. "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  9. "Château de Beauvais à Ceton - PA00110997". monumentum.fr.
  10. "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Ceton - PA00110763". monumentum.fr.
  11. "Manoir du Mont-Gâteau à Ceton - PA00110998". monumentum.fr.
  12. "Les six ans d'H2o Perche fêtés dans l'eau". L’Écho Républicain. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  13. "Loriot Fernand Isidore". www.ex-pcf.com.
  14. "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.