Saint-Julien-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Sarthe'') is a commune in the Orne

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in north-western France.

Geography

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare,

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...

conservation area, called the

Haute vallée de la Sarthe Haute Vallée de la Sarthe translated as the Upper Sarthe VAlley is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 3,503 hectares in size. Geography The area is an Alluvial plain in a valley that commonly floods in winter. It is mainly consisted of spars ...

Points of interest

*Departmental fire brigade museum was opened in the commune in 2023 after moving from

Bagnoles-de-l'Orne Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2000, Tessé-la-Madeleine and Bagnoles-de-l'Orne merged becoming one town called Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, however, it adopted the former Insee code of Te ...

, which was closed in 2014. The museum aims to preserve and present the heritage of Ornais, French and foreign firefighters.https://udsp61.fr/histoire-et-musee

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Geography

Points of interest

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