What is the highest town in Normandy?

Chaulieu (Manche) is the highest town in Normandy: its town hall stands at 349 m above sea level.

What are the 10 highest towns in Normandy?

In order: Chaulieu (349 m), Chahains (342 m), Gathemo (336 m), Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie (334 m), Gandelain (331 m), Carrouges (327 m), Ger (312 m), Ciral (310 m), La Coulonche (310 m), and La Trinité-des-Laitiers (307 m).

What is the lowest-lying town in Normandy?

Heurteauville (Seine-Maritime) is the lowest-lying town in Normandy: its town hall stands at 2 m above sea level. See the lowest-lying towns in Normandy.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

All of them: the 2,644 towns in Normandy appear in this ranking.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.

Highest Towns in Normandy: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers all 2,644 towns in Normandy. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Heurteauville (Seine-Maritime) comes last with 2 m.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest towns in Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Chaulieu	Manche (50)	349	280
2	Chahains	Orne (61)	342	81
3	Gathemo	Manche (50)	336	267
4	Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie	Manche (50)	334	346
5	Gandelain	Orne (61)	331	417
6	Carrouges	Orne (61)	327	631
7	Ger	Manche (50)	312	840
8	Ciral	Orne (61)	310	416
9	La Coulonche	Orne (61)	310	502
10	La Trinité-des-Laitiers	Orne (61)	307	70
11	L'Orée-d'Écouves	Orne (61)	306	720
12	Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges	Orne (61)	303	239
13	Champ-Haut	Orne (61)	302	42
14	Joué-du-Bois	Orne (61)	300	389
15	Saint-Martin-des-Landes	Orne (61)	295	188
16	Le Ménil-Ciboult	Orne (61)	291	126
17	La Chapelle-Biche	Orne (61)	291	540
18	Saint-Barthélemy	Manche (50)	291	352
19	Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu	Orne (61)	290	87
20	La Lande-de-Goult	Orne (61)	290	187
21	Échauffour	Orne (61)	290	734
22	Chanu	Orne (61)	287	1,270
23	Tanville	Orne (61)	287	232
24	Saint-Pierre-des-Loges	Orne (61)	283	168
25	Rouperroux	Orne (61)	279	179
26	Chaumont	Orne (61)	279	167
27	Soligny-la-Trappe	Orne (61)	278	637
28	Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre	Manche (50)	276	535
29	Le Bouillon	Orne (61)	276	170
30	Beaufai	Orne (61)	276	321
31	Lalacelle	Orne (61)	274	273
32	Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges	Orne (61)	274	216
33	Auguaise	Orne (61)	274	198
34	Saint-Clément-Rancoudray	Manche (50)	274	568
35	Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères	Orne (61)	274	503
36	Saint-Paul	Orne (61)	274	643
37	Beauvain	Orne (61)	273	263
38	Juvigny les Vallées	Manche (50)	273	1,716
39	La Ferrière-aux-Étangs	Orne (61)	273	1,525
40	Le Fresne-Poret	Manche (50)	272	229
41	Le Sap-André	Orne (61)	271	127
42	Le Champ-de-la-Pierre	Orne (61)	271	28
43	Ménil-Froger	Orne (61)	271	64
44	Durcet	Orne (61)	269	294
45	Orgères	Orne (61)	269	181
46	Ferrières-la-Verrerie	Orne (61)	267	164
47	Le Cercueil	Orne (61)	266	148
48	Les Monts d'Andaine	Orne (61)	266	1,719
49	Brethel	Orne (61)	265	138
50	La Chaux	Orne (61)	264	54
51	Beauficel	Manche (50)	264	123
52	La Ventrouze	Orne (61)	262	123
53	La Ferté-en-Ouche	Orne (61)	262	2,997
54	Saint-Ellier-les-Bois	Orne (61)	262	258
55	Landigou	Orne (61)	259	428
56	Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois	Orne (61)	258	443
57	Tourouvre au Perche	Orne (61)	258	2,990
58	Touquettes	Orne (61)	258	77
59	Moulins-la-Marche	Orne (61)	258	726
60	Perriers-en-Beauficel	Manche (50)	256	213
61	Le Ménil-Bérard	Orne (61)	255	67
62	La Villette	Calvados (14)	254	226
63	Le Ménil-Scelleur	Orne (61)	254	93
64	Landisacq	Orne (61)	253	786
65	Rânes	Orne (61)	253	1,058
66	Mortagne-au-Perche	Orne (61)	252	4,141
67	La Chapelle-au-Moine	Orne (61)	250	599
68	Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire	Orne (61)	250	266
69	Planches	Orne (61)	249	183
70	La Ferrière-au-Doyen	Orne (61)	249	159
71	Aubusson	Orne (61)	248	405
72	Champosoult	Orne (61)	248	105
73	Écorcei	Orne (61)	247	374
74	Croisilles	Orne (61)	247	187
75	Sainte-Opportune	Orne (61)	246	254
76	Conteville	Seine-Maritime (76)	246	510
77	Mahéru	Orne (61)	245	284
78	Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze	Orne (61)	245	296
79	La Gonfrière	Orne (61)	244	274
80	Ronchois	Seine-Maritime (76)	243	185
81	Les Genettes	Orne (61)	242	161
82	Le Grais	Orne (61)	241	209
83	Lignou	Orne (61)	241	141
84	Fay	Orne (61)	241	69
85	Lignères	Orne (61)	241	32
86	Saint-André-de-Briouze	Orne (61)	239	182
87	La Chapelle-Viel	Orne (61)	239	306
88	Saint-Omer	Calvados (14)	239	191
89	Brullemail	Orne (61)	239	91
90	Caumont-sur-Aure	Calvados (14)	238	2,458
91	Saint-Bômer-les-Forges	Orne (61)	238	1,041
92	La Chapelle-Cécelin	Manche (50)	238	250
93	Les Yveteaux	Orne (61)	238	103
94	Lonlay-le-Tesson	Orne (61)	238	234
95	Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais	Calvados (14)	237	240
96	Bonsmoulins	Orne (61)	237	235
97	Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe	Orne (61)	237	1,026
98	Bonnefoi	Orne (61)	237	192
99	Giel-Courteilles	Orne (61)	236	694
100	Brémoy	Calvados (14)	235	266

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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