Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2021, the commune had a total population of 211 residents.
The commune is named for Marguerite de Carrouges, a French noblewoman and the wife of Sir Jean de Carrouges, Viscount of Bellême.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Aubesniére, Le Grand Chandon, La Bissonnière, La Blanchardière, La Bommerie, L'Être Gautier, L'Être Blanchet, Ste Marguerite Carrouges, L'Être Chapelle and Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges.It is in size. The highest point in the commune is.
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
The commune has one river, the Udon, with three streams, Grand Pied, Moulin de Besnard and Coupigny, which are the only watercourses flowing through its borders.