Messei

Messei
Messei town hall
Messei
Location within Lower Normandy region  Messei
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Messei (Chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Haute Varenne et du Houlme
Mayor	Michel Dumaine (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	195–254 m (640–833 ft) (avg. 218 m/715 ft)
Land area1	13.21 km2 (5.10 sq mi)
Population2	1,947  (2006)
- Density	147 /km2 (380 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	61278/ 61440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°42′44″N 0°32′09″W / 48.7122222222°N 0.535833333333°W / 48.7122222222; -0.535833333333

Messei is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Messei are blazoned : Per fess gules and azure, a tower embattled argent and a a shuttle Or.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

• INSEE