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Bures is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy, France. It is situated within the arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Courtomer, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Écouves. The municipality covers an area of 9.64 square kilometers and has an elevation of 216 meters above sea level.
The commune shares borders with Sainte-Scolasse-sur-Sarthe, Bazoches-sur-Hoëne, Champeaux-sur-Sarthe, and Coulonges-sur-Sarthe, and is located next to the Sarthe body of water. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 172 residents (86 male and 79 female) and another citing 148. The official postal code for Bures is 61170.
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- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Orne
- Arrondissement
- Alençon
- Canton
- Écouves
- Intercommunality
- Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jacky Brûlard
- Area
- 9.64 km (3.72 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.2/km (44.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 61067 /61170
- Elevation
- 154–216 m (505–709 ft) , (avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bures
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Alençon
- Population
- 166
- Area
- 9.64
- Elevation
- 186
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Sarthe
- Shares border with
- La Mesnière
- Image
- FranceNormandieBuresEglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bures (Orne)
- postal code
- 61170
- different from
- Bures
- associated electoral district
- canton of Écouves
- male population
- 86
- female population
- 79
- P8168
- Annette Gerlach
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-27-67-80
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Encyclopedic overview
Bures ( French pronunciation: [byʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bures” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.