Le Sap

Part of Sap-en-Auge in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Le Sap

48°53′42″N 0°20′22″E / 48.895°N 0.3394°E / 48.895; 0.3394CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentOrneArrondissementMortagne-au-PercheCantonVimoutiersCommuneSap-en-Auge Area

22.73 km² (8.78 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

855 • Density38/km² (97/sq mi)DemonymSapiensTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

61470

Elevation180–272 m (591–892 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Sap (French pronunciation: [lə sap] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.^[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sap-en-Auge.^[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Le Sap are blazoned:
Lozengy argent and gules.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ "Homologuée Petite cité de caractère, Le Sap en voit les bénéfices pour son tourisme". actu.fr. August 17, 2019.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)