Domfront, Orne

Domfront
The city hall
The city hall
Coat of arms of Domfront
Location of Domfront
Map
Domfront is located in France
Domfront
Domfront
Domfront is located in Normandy
Domfront
Domfront
Coordinates: 48°31′10″N 0°45′23″W / 48.5194°N 0.7564°W / 48.5194; -0.7564
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDomfront (chef-lieu)
CommuneDomfront-en-Poiraie
Area
1
35.54 km2 (13.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,461
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymDomfrontais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61700
Elevation117–256 m (384–840 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
Websitewww.ville-domfront.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Domfront (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃fʁɔ̃] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2] It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[3] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Domfront-en-Poiraie.[4]

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Domfront, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ "(Tourisme) Domfront a décroché le label Petite cité de caractère". actu.fr. 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)