Merlerault-le-Pin

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Butte, La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes, Nonant-le-Pin, Le Merlerault, La Chambre, La Guerrie, Les Carrés, Les Mares, Montmarcé, La Cailletière, La Patte-d'Oie, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Carnettes, Les Foutelées, Les Houx, Le Varo, La Chevallerie, Le Tertre, Les Clos, Le Prieuré,

Le Moncel, Le Cerisier, La Bêchetière, Ferme des Herbages, Le Tourniquet, Le Marais, Godisson, La Lamberderie, La Teunebeuverie, La Roussière, Le Mesnil-Hurel and La Dauphinerie.

The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2502014|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description|website=inpn.mnhn.fr}}

Merlerault-le-Pin along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500099|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description|website=inpn.mnhn.fr}}

Merlerault-le-Pin has 3 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge the Don and the Ure. The commune also has six streams flowing through its borders the Saint-Martin, Monts Damain, la Genevraie, Bois Guimon, Brullemail and the Varo.

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|Centre = Merlerault-le-Pin

|North = Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille Ménil-Froger & Lignères

|Northeast = Champ-Haut & Échauffour

|East = Planches

|Southeast = Brullemail

|South = Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs

|Southwest = Chailloué

|West = Almenêches

|Northwest = Gouffern en Auge & Ginai

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Merlerault-le-Pin benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-3003441.html|title=Mindat.org|website=www.mindat.org}}

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|location = Le Merlerault (2007–2020 normals, extremes 2007–2024)

|Jan record high C = 14.2

|Feb record high C = 19.7

|Mar record high C = 23.2

|Apr record high C = 27.2

|May record high C = 28.1

|Jun record high C = 36.3

|Jul record high C = 39.1

|Aug record high C = 36.6

|Sep record high C = 32.7

|Oct record high C = 27.5

|Nov record high C = 22

|Dec record high C = 15.5

|Jan record low C = -12.1

|Feb record low C = -12.5

|Mar record low C = -9.2

|Apr record low C = -3.8

|May record low C = -1.6

|Jun record low C = 2.7

|Jul record low C = 5.3

|Aug record low C = 5.4

|Sep record low C = 1.1

|Oct record low C = -1.8

|Nov record low C = -6.5

|Dec record low C = -10.1

|Jan high C = 6.8

|Feb high C = 7.8

|Mar high C = 11.1

|Apr high C = 15

|May high C = 18

|Jun high C = 21.3

|Jul high C = 23.8

|Aug high C = 23.3

|Sep high C = 20.5

|Oct high C = 15.4

|Nov high C = 10.7

|Dec high C = 7.7

| year high C = 15.1

|Jan mean C = 4.2

|Feb mean C = 4.7

|Mar mean C = 7.2

|Apr mean C = 10.2

|May mean C = 13

|Jun mean C = 16.3

|Jul mean C = 18.3

|Aug mean C = 18.1

|Sep mean C = 15.5

|Oct mean C = 11.8

|Nov mean C = 7.9

|Dec mean C = 5

| year mean C = 11

|Jan low C = 1.7

|Feb low C = 1.5

|Mar low C = 3.3

|Apr low C = 5.3

|May low C = 8.1

|Jun low C = 11.2

|Jul low C = 12.8

|Aug low C = 12.8

|Sep low C = 10.5

|Oct low C = 8.2

|Nov low C = 5.2

|Dec low C = 2.3

| year low C = 6.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 71.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 61.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 60.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 52.8

|May precipitation mm = 68.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 61.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 49.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 63.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 42.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 70.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 79

|Dec precipitation mm = 92.8

|year precipitation mm = 775.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 13.9

| Feb precipitation days = 11.8

| Mar precipitation days = 10.6

| Apr precipitation days = 9.5

| May precipitation days = 9.5

| Jun precipitation days = 8.9

| Jul precipitation days = 6.8

| Aug precipitation days = 9.8

| Sep precipitation days = 7.8

| Oct precipitation days = 12.5

| Nov precipitation days = 14.5

| Dec precipitation days = 15.2

| year precipitation days =130.6

|source 1 = Meteociel{{Cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=61275001|title=Meteociel - Normales et records pour Le Merlerault (61)|website=www.meteociel.fr}}

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• Ensemble castral remains of a medieval residence with a circular mound located in Le Merlerault, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1989.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110977/le-merlerault-ensemble-castral|title=Ensemble castral au Merlerault - PA00110977|website=monumentum.fr}}

• Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
• Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.{{Cite web|url=https://data.bnf.fr/12256190/charles-paul_landon/|title=Charles-Paul Landon (1760-1826)|website=data.bnf.fr}}
• François Pouqueville - (1770 – 1838) a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France was born here.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdcvam.fr/le-merlerault|title=Le Merlerault | CDC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault|website=www.cdcvam.fr}}
• Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lateteauloup.fr/visiter-dormir.php|title=Auberge Restaurant La Tête au Loup : site touristique du Haras du Pin, circuit de la Dame aux Camélias, Orne, Normandie 61|website=www.lateteauloup.fr}} She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-real-traviata-the-tragic-true-story-that-inspired-la-traviata|title=The Real Traviata: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata|website=www.roh.org.uk}}
• Léon Labbé - (1832 – 1916) a French surgeon and politician was born here.{{Cite web|url=https://data.bnf.fr/10359663/leon_labbe/|title=Léon Labbé (1830-1916)|website=data.bnf.fr}}

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Le Merlerault is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|UK}} Collingbourne Ducis, United Kingdom (since 1992){{Cite web|url=https://www.collingbourne-ducis.com/village|title=Our village|website=Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council}}

• Communes of the Orne department

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