Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
|commune status = Commune
|image = Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon (61) Mairie.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
|arrondissement = Alençon
|canton = Damigny
|INSEE = 61382
|postal code = 61420
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CU Alençon
|coordinates = {{coord|48.4575|-0.0497|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 203
|elevation min m = 162
|elevation max m = 378
|area km2 = 13.81
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ dəni syʁ saʁtɔ̃|-|Fr-Paris--Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon.ogg}}) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/61382-saint-denis-sur-sarthon|title=Commune de Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon (61382)|publisher=INSEE}}
Notable Residents
Saint Azélie-Marie ("Zélie") Guérin Martin mother of Saint Thérése of Liseux ( Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face)
Geography
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2502015|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description}}
Points of interest
=National heritage sites=
- Large forge built in 1856 this blast furnace supplied Iron for the Alencon Railway, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110985/saint-denis-sur-sarthon-grosse-forge|title=Grosse forge à Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon - PA00110985|website=monumentum.fr}}
See also
References
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Category:Monuments historiques of Orne
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