Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean Sellier^[1]Area28.45 km² (10.98 sq mi)Population1,615 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation187–258 m (614–846 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

• Communes of the Orne department

References