Crouttes

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Crouttes

(2020–2026) Gérard Burel^[1]Area

13.47 km² (5.20 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

303 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61139 /61120

Elevation90–259 m (295–850 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crouttes (French pronunciation: [kʁut] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune has one river, the Monne and six streams, the Crouttes, the Chateau, the Redoutiere, the Moulin Neuf, the Champeaux & the Bois du Four running through its borders.

Notable buildings and places

The old Saint-Michel priory is an ancient Priory dating back to the 13th century with significant additions made to it over the next 200 years.^[4] It is now listed as a Monument historique^[5]

Notable People

Marie Harel (1761 - 1844) the inventor of Camembert cheese, was born here.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Crouttes · 61120, France". Crouttes · 61120, France.
^ "Le prieuré du Mont-Saint-Michel retrouve sa vocation historique". Ouest-France.fr. 7 August 2022.
^ "Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel à Crouttes - PA00110975". monumentum.fr.
^ Macphail, Cameron (28 April 2017). "Marie Harel: The 256th birthday of the woman who invented Camembert cheese" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.