Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Butte, La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes, Nonant-le-Pin, Le Merlerault, La Chambre, La Guerrie, Les Carrés, Les Mares, Montmarcé, La Cailletière, La Patte-d'Oie, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Carnettes, Les Foutelées, Les Houx, Le Varo, La Chevallerie, Le Tertre, Les Clos, Le Prieuré,
Le Moncel, Le Cerisier, La Bêchetière, Ferme des Herbages, Le Tourniquet, Le Marais, Godisson, La Lamberderie, La Teunebeuverie, La Roussière, Le Mesnil-Hurel and La Dauphinerie.
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4]
Merlerault-le-Pin along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
Merlerault-le-Pin has 3 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge the Don and the Ure.[6] The commune also has six streams flowing through its borders the Saint-Martin, Monts Damain, la Genevraie, Bois Guimon, Brullemail and the Varo.
Climate
Merlerault-le-Pin benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers.[7]
| Climate data for Le Merlerault (2007–2020 normals, extremes 2007–2024) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
14.2
(57.6) |
19.7
(67.5) |
23.2
(73.8) |
27.2
(81.0) |
28.1
(82.6) |
36.3
(97.3) |
39.1
(102.4) |
36.6
(97.9) |
32.7
(90.9) |
27.5
(81.5) |
22
(72) |
15.5
(59.9) |
39.1
(102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
6.8
(44.2) |
7.8
(46.0) |
11.1
(52.0) |
15
(59) |
18
(64) |
21.3
(70.3) |
23.8
(74.8) |
23.3
(73.9) |
20.5
(68.9) |
15.4
(59.7) |
10.7
(51.3) |
7.7
(45.9) |
15.1
(59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
4.2
(39.6) |
4.7
(40.5) |
7.2
(45.0) |
10.2
(50.4) |
13
(55) |
16.3
(61.3) |
18.3
(64.9) |
18.1
(64.6) |
15.5
(59.9) |
11.8
(53.2) |
7.9
(46.2) |
5
(41) |
11
(52) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
1.7
(35.1) |
1.5
(34.7) |
3.3
(37.9) |
5.3
(41.5) |
8.1
(46.6) |
11.2
(52.2) |
12.8
(55.0) |
12.8
(55.0) |
10.5
(50.9) |
8.2
(46.8) |
5.2
(41.4) |
2.3
(36.1) |
6.9
(44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−12.1
(10.2) |
−12.5
(9.5) |
−9.2
(15.4) |
−3.8
(25.2) |
−1.6
(29.1) |
2.7
(36.9) |
5.3
(41.5) |
5.4
(41.7) |
1.1
(34.0) |
−1.8
(28.8) |
−6.5
(20.3) |
−10.1
(13.8) |
−12.5
(9.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
71.8
(2.83) |
61.3
(2.41) |
60.9
(2.40) |
52.8
(2.08) |
68.6
(2.70) |
61.7
(2.43) |
49.2
(1.94) |
63.7
(2.51) |
42.6
(1.68) |
70.9
(2.79) |
79
(3.1) |
92.8
(3.65) |
775.3
(30.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) |
13.9 |
11.8 |
10.6 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
9.8 |
7.8 |
12.5 |
14.5 |
15.2 |
130.6 |
| Source: Meteociel[8] |
