Giel-Courteilles () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department in north-western

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The current commune was formed in 1965 when the two communes of Giel and Courteilles merged.

Geography

The commune of Giel-Courteilles is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Giel-Courteilles, Courteilles,Le Jardin, Les Landes and Les Préaux. The river

Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.

Notable people

Michel Onfray Michel Onfray (; born 1 January 1959) is a French writer and philosopher with a hedonistic, epicurean and atheist worldview. A highly-prolific author on philosophy, he has written over 100 books. His philosophy is mainly influenced by such think ...

a French

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...

and philosopher was schooled at the Giel-Don Bosco Catholic school Giel-Courteilles. File:Église Saint-Roch de Giel-Courteilles (Courteilles).JPG, Church of Saint-Roch in Courteilles File:Chapelle du Lycée Agricole et Professionnel Giel-Don Bosco de Giel-Courteilles.jpg, Chapel of the Giel-Don Bosco Agricultural and Professional High School in Giel-Courteilles

Geography

Notable people

See also