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Arrondissement Of Alençon
The arrondissement of Alençon is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 86,907 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Alençon, and their INSEE codes, are: # Alençon (61001) # Almenêches # Aunay-les-Bois (61013) # Aunou-sur-Orne (61015) # Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie (61483) # Barville (61026) # Beauvain (61035) # Belfonds (61036) # La Bellière # Boissei-la-Lande # Boitron (61051) # Le Bouillon (61056) # Brullemail (61064) # Buré (61066) # Bures (61067) # Bursard (61068) # Carrouges (61074) # Ceaucé (61075) # Le Cercueil (61076) # Cerisé (61077) # Chahains (61080) # Chailloué (61081) # Le Chalange (61082) # Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (61085) # La Chapelle-près-Sées (61098) # Le Château-d'Almenêches # La Chaux (61104) # Ciral (61107) # Colombiers (61111) # Condé-sur-Sarthe (61117) # Coulonges-sur-Sarthe (61126) # Courtomer (61133) # Cuissa ...
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Alençon
Alençon (, , ; nrf, Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people). History The name of Alençon is first recorded in a document dated in the seventh century. During the tenth century, Alençon was a buffer state between Normandy and the Maine regions. In 1049–1051, William Duke of Normandy, later known as William the Conqueror and king of England, laid siege to the town, which had risen in support of the Count of Anjou along with two other towns of the Bellême estates, Domfront (then in Maine) and Bellême (held directly from King Henry I of France). According to Duke William's chaplain and panegyrist, William of Poitiers, the defenders of the fortress refused to surrender and mockingly waved animal hides from the castle walls, referencing William's lineage as the grandson of a tanner. In response to this, William had 32 prisoners of the ...
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Boissei-la-Lande
Boissei-la-Lande () is a commune in the Orne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in northwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Le Chalange
Le Chalange () is a commune in the Orne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in north-western France. See also * Communes of the Orne department References Chalange {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Chailloué
Chailloué () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Marmouillé and Neuville-près-Sées were merged into Chailloué.Arrêté préfectoral
21 December 2015


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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):
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Chahains
Chahains () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune has the highest altitude of any commune in the department of Orne of 345metres. 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 Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Cerisé
Cerisé () 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):Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Le Cercueil
Le Cercueil () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. 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 Cercueil {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Ceaucé
Ceaucé () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. 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 Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Carrouges
Carrouges () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The inhabitants are known as ''Carrougiens'' and ''Carrougiennes''.Mairie de Carrouges
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

Bursard
Bursard is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population 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 Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Bures, Orne
Bures () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population 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):Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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Buré
Buré () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population 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):Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ...
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