Saint-André-de-Messei

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-André-de-Messei

|commune status = Commune

|image = FranceNormandieSaintAndreDeMesseiEglise.jpg

|caption = The church in Saint-André-de-Messei

|arrondissement = Argentan

|canton = La Ferté-Macé

|INSEE = 61362

|postal code = 61440

|mayor = Jean-Claude Guillemine{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Flers Agglo

|coordinates = {{coord|48.6956|-0.5206|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 201

|elevation min m = 198

|elevation max m = 291

|area km2 = 14.99

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Saint-André-de-Messei ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də mɛsɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Saint-André-de-Messei.ogg}}, literally Saint-André of Messei) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/61362-saint-andre-de-messei|title=Commune de Saint-André-de-Messei (61362)|publisher=INSEE}}

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Refours, Les Monts, L'Être Gallet, Vircoq and Saint-André-de-Messei.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/61440+Saint-Andr%C3%A9-de-Messei,+France/@48.6882398,-0.5481126,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x480987c5e4a1335f:0x40c14484fb80e60!8m2!3d48.695814!4d-0.522117!16s/m/03x_xlh?entry=ttu|title=Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France|website=Saint-André-de-Messei · 61440, France}}

It is {{convert|1500|ha|sqmi|1}} in size. The highest point in the commune is {{convert|219|m|ft}}.

The sole watercourse that flows through the commune is the river Varenne.

{{Geographic location

| title = Neighbouring communes

|width=auto

|state=expanded

|Centre = Saint-André-de-Messei

|North = Messei

|Northeast = Échalou

|East = Saires-la-Verrerie

|Southeast =

|South = La Ferrière-aux-Étangs

|Southwest = Banvou

|West = Le Châtellier

|Northwest =

}}

Notable People

René Bansard - (1904 - 1917) was a French archaeologist, who died here.{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/la-ferte-mace_61168/conference-la-ferte-mace-rene-bansard-fertois-la-recherche-roi-arthur_22550363.html|title=Conférence à La Ferté-Macé : René Bansard, un Fertois à la recherche du Roi Arthur|date=2 April 2019|website=actu.fr}}

References

Saintandredemessei

Saint-André-de-Messei

Geography

Notable People

See also

References