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commune in Orne, France

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Essay is a commune in France, situated within the Orne department and the arrondissement of Alençon. It lies in the Normandy region and is part of the canton of Écouves. The municipality has an area of 15.99 square kilometers and an elevation of 206 meters above sea level. It is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Boitron, Aunay-les-Bois, Bursard, and Ménil-Erreux.

The population of Essay is recorded as 556, comprising 266 males and 265 females. Another source lists the population as 509. The commune’s postal code is 61500. Its official website is www.essay.fr, and it can be reached by phone at +33-2-33-27-45-23 or by email at [email protected].

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Place details

Locality
Essay
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
509

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.8 µg/m³
PM10
7.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Normandy
Department
Orne
Arrondissement
Alençon
Canton
Écouves
Intercommunality
Sources de l'Orne
Mayor 2020 2026
Pascale Leroy
Area
15.99 km (6.17 sq mi)
Density
34.8/km (90.1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
61156 /61500
Elevation
141–206 m (463–676 ft) , (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Essay
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Population
556
Area
15.99
Elevation
167
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Les Ventes-de-Bourse
Official website
www.essay.fr
Image
FranceNormandieEssayEglise.jpg
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Commons category
Essay
postal code
61500
associated electoral district
canton of Écouves
male population
266
female population
265
located in protected area
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-33-27-45-23
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Encyclopedic overview

Essay ( French pronunciation: [ɛsɛ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The town is mainly known nowadays for its motorsports tracks, and hosted a round of the 2011 European Rallycross Championship.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Essay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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