Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis syʁ ʁil] ⓘ, literally Saint-Sulpice on Risle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[4]

Fontenil Estate an estate with buildings from the fifteenth century, and main chateau dating from the sixteenth century, all listed as a monument in 1989.[5]

Dolmen du Jarrier is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1976.[6]

Church of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a thirteenth century church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[7]

Bohin factory is a nineteenth century factory, that was classed as a Monument historique in 1988.[8] The factory is still active and is the last factory in France still producing pins and needles for sewing.[9] The Factory has a museum and is open itself for tours by the public.[10]

Transport

  • Aérodrome de L'Aigle - Saint-Michel is an Aerodrome within the commune that was opened in 1955.[11] It's ICAO airport code is LFOL.[12] It has a hard runway of 763 x 20 metres.[11]

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. ^ "Commune de Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (61456) − COG". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  5. ^ "Domaine du Fontenil à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110979". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Dolmen à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110936". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Eglise à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00110937". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Usine Bohin à Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - PA00135530". monumentum.fr.
  9. ^ Interactive, IRIS (4 May 2020). "Bohin Factory Tours in the Orne". Normandy Tourism, France.
  10. ^ "The Manufacture Bohin in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle - Southern Normandy Tourism, France". Normandie Sud Tourisme. 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Aérodrome du Pays de L'Aigle. Le pouvoir d'attraction d'une piste en dur". actu.fr. 8 September 2019.
  12. ^ "L'aigle St Michel - France". World Airport Codes.