Merlerault-le-Pin | |
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 The church in Le Merlerault | |
 Location of Merlerault-le-Pin | |
  Merlerault-le-Pin  Merlerault-le-Pin | |
| Coordinates:48°42′04″N0°17′11″E / 48.7011°N 0.2864°E /48.7011; 0.2864 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | CC Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2025–2026) | Matthias Gressant[1] |
Area 1 | 61.55 km2 (23.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,435 |
| • Density | 23.31/km2 (60.38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61275 /61240 |
| Elevation | 175–321 m (574–1,053 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Merlerault-le-Pin (French pronunciation:[mɛʁləʁoləpɛ̃]) is acommune in theOrnedepartment in north-western France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger ofLes Authieux-du-Puits,La Genevraie,Godisson,Le Merlerault andNonant-le-Pin.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Butte, La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes, Nonant-le-Pin, Le Merlerault, La Chambre, La Guerrie, Les Carrés, Les Mares, Montmarcé, La Cailletière, La Patte-d'Oie, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Carnettes, Les Foutelées, Les Houx, Le Varo, La Chevallerie, Le Tertre, Les Clos, Le Prieuré, Le Moncel, Le Cerisier, La Bêchetière, Ferme des Herbages, Le Tourniquet, Le Marais, Godisson, La Lamberderie, La Teunebeuverie, La Roussière, Le Mesnil-Hurel and La Dauphinerie.
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up theNatura 2000 protected area ofBocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
Merlerault-le-Pin along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,Natura 2000 conservation area, called theHaute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
Merlerault-le-Pin has 3 rivers that run through it, theDieuge theDon and theUre. The commune also has six streams flowing through its borders the Saint-Martin, Monts Damain, la Genevraie, Bois Guimon, Brullemail and the Varo.
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Merlerault-le-Pin benefits from anoceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[6]
| Climate data for Le Merlerault (2007–2020 normals, extremes 2007–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 36.6 (97.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22 (72) | 15.5 (59.9) | 39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15 (59) | 18 (64) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13 (55) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5 (41) | 11 (52) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) | −12.5 (9.5) | −9.2 (15.4) | −3.8 (25.2) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | −6.5 (20.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −12.5 (9.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 71.8 (2.83) | 61.3 (2.41) | 60.9 (2.40) | 52.8 (2.08) | 68.6 (2.70) | 61.7 (2.43) | 49.2 (1.94) | 63.7 (2.51) | 42.6 (1.68) | 70.9 (2.79) | 79 (3.1) | 92.8 (3.65) | 775.3 (30.52) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 130.6 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
Le Merlerault station has rail connections toArgentan,Paris andGranville.[15][16]
Le Merlerault istwinned with:
Collingbourne Ducis, United Kingdom(since 1992)[17]
