Alençon
Alençon
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Prefecture and commune | |
Town hall | |
Location of Alençon | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′50″N 0°05′35″E / 48.4306°N 0.0931°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Alençon-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joachim Pueyo |
Area 1 | 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 25,667 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61001 /61000 |
| Elevation | 127–152 m (417–499 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Alençon (UK: /æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃/, US: /ˌælɒ̃ˈsoʊn/, French: [alɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ; Norman: Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, and the capital of the Orne department. It is situated between Paris and Rennes (about 173 kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris) and a little over 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Le Mans. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (around 56,000 people in 2018, of which around 26.000 lived in Alençon).