Communauté urbaine d'Alençon

Coordinates: 48°26′N 0°05′E / 48.43°N 0.09°E / 48.43; 0.09
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Alençon
Location within the Orne department
Location within the Orne department
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy, Pays de la Loire
DepartmentOrne, Sarthe
No. of communes31
EstablishedDecember 1996
SeatAlençon
Area
461.7 km2 (178.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
55,924
 • Density121/km2 (310/sq mi)

The Communauté urbaine d'Alençon is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Alençon. It is located in the Orne and Sarthe departments, in the Normandy and Pays de la Loire regions, northwestern France. It was created in December 1996.[1] Its area is 461.7 km2. Its population was 55,924 in 2018, of which 25,775 in Alençon proper.[2]

Composition[edit]

The communauté urbaine consists of the following 31 communes, of which 5 (Arçonnay, Champfleur, Chenay, Saint Paterne - Le Chevain and Villeneuve-en-Perseigne) in the Sarthe department:[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b CU d'Alençon (N° SIREN : 246100663), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ INSEE

48°26′N 0°05′E / 48.43°N 0.09°E / 48.43; 0.09