Sorel-Moussel

Sorel-Moussel (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɛl musɛl]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Sorel-Moussel
Saint-Roch church in Sorrel-Moussel
Location of Sorel-Moussel
Sorel-Moussel
Sorel-Moussel
Coordinates: 48°50′31″N 1°22′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonAnet
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Dreux
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilbert Galland
Area
1
12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,722
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28377 /28260
Elevation64–137 m (210–449 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It holds an important archaeological site known as Fort-Harrouard (fr), a Neolithic village first studied at the turn of the 20th century by abbé Philippe.

The medieval remains of Château de Sorel, are located nearby.

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