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Le Mesnil Villement
Le Mesnil-Villement () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Landelle, Le Sainfoin, Le Pont des Vers, Le Haut des Vers, Le Val au Boëne and Le Mesnil-Villement. The commune has two rivers, The Orne & The Rouvre plus two streams La Boullonniere & The Val Corbel. Population Notable People * Pierre Desvages - (1867 – 1933) a cyclist who raced in the first Tour de France was born here. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV Shāh Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He ha .... History The commune of Pont-d'Ouilly was created on 23 August 1947 from the merger of the two former communes of Saint-Marc-d'Ouilly and Ouilly-le-Basset (old INSEE code 14690 Population See also * Communes of the Calvados department * Maurice Le Scouëzec References External links Official website Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub ...
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Communes Of The Calvados Department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
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1903 Tour De France
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper ', ancestor of the current daily, '. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin. The race was invented to boost the circulation of ', after its circulation started to plummet from competition with the long-standing '. Originally scheduled to start in June, the race was postponed one month, and the prize money was increased, after a disappointing level of applications from competitors. The 1903 Tour de France was the first stage road race, and compared to modern Grand Tours, it had relatively few stages, but each was much longer than those raced today. The cyclists did not have to compete in all six stages, although this was necessary to qualify for the general classification. The pre-race favourite, Maurice Garin, won the first stage, and retained the lead throughout. He also won the last two stages, and had a margin of almost three hours over the next cyclist ...
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Pierre Desvages
Pierre Desvages (18 April 1867 – 16 January 1933) was a French cyclist of the early 1900s. He participated in the 1903 Tour de France, the first Tour, and came 20th (second last), 62 hours, 53 minutes and 54 seconds behind the winner Maurice Garin. Major competitions * 1903 Tour de France - ''20th place'' * 1904 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1905 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1906 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1907 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1908 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1909 Tour de France - ''did not finish'' * 1910 Tour de France The 1910 Tour de France was the eighth edition of the Tour de France, taking place 3 to 31 July. It consisted of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of 28.680 km/h. It was the first Tour to enter the Pyrenees mountains. Two main cand ... - ''did not finish'' References * French male cyclists 1867 births 1933 deaths 20th-century deaths Sportspeople from Calvados (department) Cy ...
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Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Ménil-Hubert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Menilhubertsurorne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Saint-Philbert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintphilbertsurorne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Rapilly
Rapilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. The commune is where the Baize joins the river Orne. Geography The commune of Rapilly is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is where the river Baize feeds into the river Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Communes of the Calvados department


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Le Détroit
Le Détroit (, literally "The Strait") is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Beau du Douit, Les Noës du Fay and Le Détroit. The commune has six streams running through it The Val la Here, La Boullonniere, The Val d'Anis and The Val Corbel. Population See also *Detroit, Michigan *Detroit River *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Calva ...
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Rouvre
The Rouvre is a river in Normandy, in the Orne département, a tributary of the river Orne. It is long. The river's source is in the commune of Beauvain, a few kilometres to the east of La Ferté-Macé. After crossing the Pays d'Houlme, it turns in a north-westerly direction to re-enter Norman Switzerland, and then in its last course of passes around Bréel. The Rouvre then joins the Orne between the dam at Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne and Pont-d'Ouilly, and joins the Orne at Rouvrou (elevation ). This last part of its course is through small wooded gorges and its fast waters can make for good kayaking, when the water level permits, and fishing for brown trout. These gorges are home to animal and plant species such as pearl mussels and Osmond Royal (water-fern), and one may occasionally see otters and salmon. The river's environment makes it an important tourist attraction in Norman Switzerland, with its rural and fluvial environment, The viewpoint from the Rock of Oe ...
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Communauté De Communes Du Pays De Falaise
The Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise is a federation of municipalities (''communauté de communes'') in the Calvados ''département'' and in the Normandy ''région'' of France. Its seat is Falaise. Its area is 488.4 km2, and its population in 2019 was 27,724. It covers some of the Communes that make up the area known as Suisse Normande. Composition The communauté de communes consists of the following 58 communes: # Aubigny # Barou-en-Auge # Beaumais # Bernières-d'Ailly # Bonnœil # Bons-Tassilly #Cordey # Courcy # Crocy # Damblainville #Épaney # Eraines # Ernes #Falaise # Fontaine-le-Pin # Fourches #Fourneaux-le-Val # Fresné-la-Mère #Jort #La Hoguette # Le Détroit # Le Marais-la-Chapelle # Le Mesnil-Villement #Leffard #Les Isles-Bardel #Les Loges-Saulces # Les Moutiers-en-Auge # Louvagny # Maizières #Martigny-sur-l'Ante # Morteaux-Coulibœuf # Noron-l'Abbaye #Norrey-en-Auge # Olendon #Ouilly-le-Tesson # Perrières # Pertheville-Ners # Pierrefitte-en-Cin ...
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Orne (river)
The Orne () is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France. It is long. It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. Its main tributaries are the Odon and the Rouvre. The Orne flows through the following departments and towns: *Orne (named after the river): Sées, Argentan *Calvados: Thury-Harcourt, Caen, Ouistreham Name The name of the Orne in Normandy, which is referred to as the ''Olinas'' by Ptolemy, is a homonym of Fluvius Olne, the Orne saosnoise in Sarthe, which Xavier Delamarre traces back to the Celtic olīnā (elbow). Hydrology and water quality The waters of the Orne are typically moderately turbid and brown in colour. pH levels of the Orne have been measured at 8.5Hogan, C Michael, ''Water quality of freshwater bodies in France'', Lumina Press, Aberdeen 2006 at the town of St. Andre sur Orne where summer water temperatures approximate 18 degrees Celsius. Electrical conductivity of the Or ...
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