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Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon
Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Grande Fichetière, Le Beauchêne, Pré de la Fosse and Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. The commune has one river, The Udon flowing through it, plus three streams, The Noes Morins, the Rouvray and the Rohan . See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the departments of Orne, Manch ... References Saintmartinlaiguillon {{Orne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the departments of Orne, Manche, Mayenne, and Sarthe, the Normandie-Maine park was created in 1975 with a total area of . As of 2011, the parkland has expanded to a total area of and includes 164 communes with fourteen associated partner communes; the number of inhabitants within the park is approximately 171,000. The park encompasses the Sarthe river valley and the large Forest of Andaines. Member communes * Aillières-Beauvoir • Ambrières-les-Vallées • Antoigny • Assé-le-Boisne • Aunay-les-Bois • Avrilly • * Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Barenton • La Baroche-sous-Lucé • Beaulandais • Beauvain • La Bellière • Bion • Boitron • Le Bouillon • Boulay-les-Ifs • Bourg-le-Roi • Bursard • * Carrouges • Ceaucé • Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieux-Pont
Vieux-Pont () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The river Udon along with three streams, the Rouvray, la Harliere and the Moulin de Besnard are the four watercourses that traverse the commune. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Manor known as Le Désert a 17th century Manor house, used for meetings by the Chouannerie during the French Revolution, was classified as a Monument historique in 1995. See also *Communes of the Orne department References Vieuxpont Vipont (''alias'' Vieuxpont) is the name of a prominent family in the history of Westmorland. According to Thomas the name originated in France before 1066 as Vieuxpont ("Old Bridge"), Latinized to ''de Vetere Ponte'' ("from the Old Bridge"), ... Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Marie-la-Robert
Sainte-Marie-la-Robert () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2017, the commune had a population of 85 inhabitants. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Sorière, La Chabossière and Sainte-Marie-la-Robert. The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The river Udon along with two streams, the Coupigny and the Moulin de Besnard are the three watercourses that traverse the commune. Politics and administration Sainte-Marie-la-Robert is governed by a '' conseil municipal'' composed of seven members, consisting of both a mayor and deputy mayor. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Manor a sixteenth centaury Manor House, located in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert was classified as a Monument historique in 1926. See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges (, literally ''Sainte-Marguerite of Carrouges'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2019, the commune had a total population of 223 residents. The commune is named for Marguerite de Carrouges (née de Thibouville; 1362, Château de Fontaine-la-Soret, Eure. Normandy – c. 1419), a French noblewoman and the wife of Sir Jean de Carrouges, Viscount of Bellême (c. 1330s, Carrouges, Normandy – 25 September 1396, Nicopolis, Ottoman Empire). Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Aubesniére, Le Grand Chandon, La Bissonnière, La Blanchardière, La Bommerie, L'Être Gautier, L'Être Blanchet, Ste Marguerite Carrouges, L'Être Chapelle and Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. The commune has one river, the Udon, with three streams, Grand Pied, Moulin de Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joué-du-Bois
Joué-du-Bois () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Raitière, Le Hamel, La Retourdière, La Brousse, Le Theil, La Vallée, La Fontenelle and Joué-du-Bois. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. The commune has one river, The Gourbe flowing through it, plus two streams, The Noes Morins and the Bois Tesselin. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Joué-du-Bois Manor is a 15th century Manor house, declared as a monument in 1991. *la Grandière Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889. *The Wolf Stone Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889. *The Outres Menhir is a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a monument in 1889. See also *Communes of the Orne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * (partly) * * Communauté de communes Andaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the departments of Orne, Manche, Mayenne, and Sarthe, the Normandie-Maine park was created in 1975 with a total area of . As of 2011, the parkland has expanded to a total area of and includes 164 communes with fourteen associated partner communes; the number of inhabitants within the park is approximately 171,000. The park encompasses the Sarthe river valley and the large Forest of Andaines. Member communes * Aillières-Beauvoir • Ambrières-les-Vallées • Antoigny • Assé-le-Boisne • Aunay-les-Bois • Avrilly • * Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Barenton • La Baroche-sous-Lucé • Beaulandais • Beauvain • La Bellière • Bion • Boitron • Le Bouillon • Boulay-les-Ifs • Bourg-le-Roi • Bursard • * Carrouges • Ceaucé • Le Cercuei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne INSEE History Orne is one of the original 83 départements created during the , on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the of and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrouges
Carrouges () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The inhabitants are known as ''Carrougiens'' and ''Carrougiennes''. Ouest-France.fr. The town is home to a castle ( Château de Carrouges), built in the 14th century by and restored after the . History In the Middle Ages, Carrouges was part of the |
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