Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa syʁ ɔʁn] ⓘ, literally Sainte-Croix on Orne) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac.[3] The 18th-century military, playwright and physician Guillaume-René Lefébure (1744–1806) was born in Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne.
The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
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