Alençon
commune in Orne, France
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Alençon is a commune of France[1]. Alençon ranks in the top 0.59% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,261 views/month, #183 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Orne[3], canton of Alençon-3[4], arrondissement of Alençon[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sarthe[7], Briante[8]
- Shares border with: Damigny[9], Cerisé[10], Condé-sur-Sarthe[11], Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis[12], Valframbert[13], Arçonnay[14], Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Basingstoke[16], Braine-l'Alleud[17], Koutiala[18], Quakenbrück[19], Crynant[20]
- Postal code: 61000[21]
- Commons category: Alençon[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
- Official website: https://www.alencon.fr[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alençon[26]
- Commons gallery: Alençon[27]
- Email address: mailto:cabinet@ville-alencon.fr[28]
- Population: 26,350[29], 26,069[30], 27,221[31], 25,848[32], 25,775[33], 25,870[34], 25,744[35], 25,555[36], 25,667[37], 25,490[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Alençon[39]
- Phone number: +33-2-33-32-40-00[40]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Otto's encyclopedia[44], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[45]
- Capital of: Orne[46], arrondissement of Alençon[47], canton of Alençon-2[48], canton of Alençon-1[49], canton of Alençon-3[50]
- Official name: Alençon[51]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in Alençon[52]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Alençon[53]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Alençon[54]
- Female population: 13,990[55]
- Male population: 11,858[56]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Alençon[57]
- Elevation above sea level: 135 m[58], 127 m[59]
Why It Matters
Alençon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Alençon is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]