Carrouges
Carrouges | |
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The château in Carrouges | |
Location of Carrouges | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′06″N 0°08′40″W / 48.5683°N 0.1444°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Chivard |
Area 1 | 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 626 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61074 /61320 |
| Elevation | 240–361 m (787–1,184 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carrouges (French pronunciation: [kaʁuʒ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The inhabitants are known as Carrougiens and Carrougiennes. The town is home to a castle (Château de Carrouges), built in the 14th century by Jean de Carrouges and restored after the Hundred Years War.