Messei

Messei

Messei town hall
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.

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.

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