Saint-Sever-Calvados

Geography

The former French commune covered 2,792 hectares, with a high proportion of it being the Saint-Sever forest. The Saint-Sever forest is the source of two rivers, the river Vire and the river Siena. Lorencières, at the south of the area is highest point at about 350 metres, and the lowest, in the north east area at about 144 metres. The south of the area is on the granite massif of Vire-Carolles, and the north on the schistous basement of the basin. The average rainfall is 1,150 mm. The places within the area are la Bersairie, les Déserts, la Braiserie, Saint-Blaise, la Caverie, les Broderies, la Lande, le Bourg (au nord), la Guertière, la Guibellière, la Bunoudière, la Basse Fosse, la Haute Fosse, le Mouton, les Houlettes, le Beauregard, la Maquellerie, le Souchet, la Jourdanière, les Closets, le Vieux Château, le Clos, la Clairière, la Davière, la Faverie, la Jardière, la Rigoussière, la Quetterie, la Nellerie, la Vermondière, la Clergerie (à l'est), la Tournerie, le Mesnil, la Mennetière, la Jancellière, la Capucière, les Lorencières, la Noue de Sienne, l'Ermitage (au sud), le Valet, Brundou, la Jouardière, la Reinière, la Guermonderie, la Pédevinière, les Rivages, Cotigny, Plate Bourse, le Clos du Pôt, la Fieffe, la Porte de Cotigny, la Gablerie, le Bois de Cotigny, le Courbillon (à l'ouest) and le Richelieu The town of Saint-Sever-Calvados is 13 km west of Vire and 14 km east of Villedieu-les-Poêles and is on a major road between those locations.

Most-observed species

• Minnow

  Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
  512
• Stone Loach

  Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
  490
• Bullhead

  Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
  431
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  390
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  341
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  306
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  305
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  304

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2014-07-23
  France
• M 2.5 — 2008-09-19
  2 km NNE of Montigné-le-Brillant, France
• M 2.7 — 2008-01-31
  2 km SE of Saint-Berthevin, France
• M 2.9 — 2007-12-18
  2 km NE of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc, France
• M 2.8 — 2007-11-06
  7 km SSW of Chanu, France
• M 3.5 — 2007-08-01
  2 km SSE of Blonville-sur-Mer, France