Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle | |
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 The town hall and church in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle | |
 Location of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle | |
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′53″N 0°39′27″E / 48.7814°N 0.6575°E / 48.7814; 0.6575 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | L'Aigle |
| Intercommunality | Pays de l'Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Sellier1 |
Area 1 | 28.45 km2 (10.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 1,583 |
| • Density | 55.64/km2 (144.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61456 /61300 |
| Elevation | 187–258 m (614–846 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis syʁ ʁil] ⓘ, literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.3
Geography
The river Risle flows through the commune.4
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique5
Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.6
Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.7
Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.8
Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.9 The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing.10 The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.11
Transport
- Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955.12 Its ICAO airport code is LFOL.13 It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.12
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- "Commune de Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (61456)". INSEE.
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Risle (H6--0200)".
- "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- "Domaine du Fontenil à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110979". monumentum.fr.
- "Dolmen à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110936". monumentum.fr.
- "Eglise à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110937". monumentum.fr.
- "Usine Bohin à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00135530". monumentum.fr.
- Interactive, IRIS (4 May 2020). "Bohin Factory Tours in the Orne". Normandy Tourism, France.
- "The Manufacture Bohin in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - Southern Normandy Tourism, France". Normandie Sud Tourisme. 2 April 2024.
- "Aérodrome du Pays de L'Aigle. Le pouvoir d'attraction d'une piste en dur". actu.fr. 8 September 2019.
- "L'aigle St Michel - France". World Airport Codes.