For people with the surname Macé, see Macé (surname).

Macé (French pronunciation: [mase]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Guitonnerie, Cité de Surdon, Ferme de Chardronnet, La Chointerie, Les Riaux, La Métairie, Mermonde, La Ferronnerie, Macé, La Pelletière and L'Abbé.[3]

The Orne is the only watercourse that runs through the commune.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 632—    
1975 588−1.03%
1982 491−2.54%
1990 464−0.70%
1999 476+0.28%
2007 494+0.47%
2012 473−0.87%
2017 409−2.87%
Source: INSEE[5]

points of interest

  • Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 400m2 site in the commune that is a protected area, as it contains the only known instance of the white pea lathyrus pannonicus, a type of Leguminosae, in Orne.[6]

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Macé · France". Macé · France.
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Autres sites naturels".
  7. ^ "GRANGER Ernest, Henri". Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. 12 March 2020 – via Le Maitron.

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