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Arrondissement Of Argentan
The arrondissement of Argentan (french: arrondissement d'Argentan, link=no) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Orne department, region of Normandy. It has 123 communes. Its population is 110,239 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Argentan are: #Argentan #Athis-Val de Rouvre # Aubusson # Aunou-le-Faucon # Avoine # Avrilly # Bailleul #Banvou #Bazoches-au-Houlme # La Bazoque #Bellou-en-Houlme #Berjou # Boischampré # Boucé #Brieux #Briouze # Cahan #Caligny # Cerisy-Belle-Étoile #Champcerie #Champsecret #Chanu #La Chapelle-au-Moine #La Chapelle-Biche # Le Châtellier #Commeaux # Coudehard # Coulonces #La Coulonche # Craménil #Domfront en Poiraie # Dompierre #Durcet #Échalou #Écorches #Écouché-les-Vallées # Faverolles #La Ferrière-aux-Étangs #La Ferté-Macé # Flers # Fleuré #Fontaine-les-Bassets # Giel-Courteilles # Ginai #Gouffern en Auge #Le Grais #Guêprei #Habloville #Joué-du-Plain #Juvigny-sur-Orne #La Lande-de-Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentan
Argentan () is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. Argentan is located NE of Rennes, ENE of the Mont Saint-Michel, SE of Cherbourg, SSE of Caen, SW of Rouen and N of Le Mans. Argentan station has rail connections to Caen, Le Mans, Paris and Granville. History Argentan is situated near the river Orne. Although the region was heavily populated during the Gallo Roman period the town is not mentioned until 1025–1026. The toponym comes from the Gaulish words ("silver") and ("market"). The town grew in importance during the Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages, Argentan alternated between prosperity and destruction, as English forces occupied the city several times. The Plantagenets had considered this town as one of the most important of Normandy. During the reign of Louis XIV, Colbert set Alençon against Argentan in an economic competition on lace making. Thus, the ''point d'Argentan'' ("Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bazoque, Orne
La Bazoque () is a commune in the Orne department 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 Bosny,La Tortulière, La Fouillée and La Bazoque. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-au-Moine
La Chapelle-au-Moine () 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, Les Petites Noës, La Hélisière, L'Embûche, La Haute Embûche and La Chapelle-au-Moine. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . 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):Chapelleaumoine {{Orne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanu
Chanu () 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champsecret
Champsecret () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest * Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines 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 communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Orne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champcerie
Champcerie () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of Champcerie is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Champcerie, Fumeçon and La Chardinière. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with two of its tributaries, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees. Notable buildings and places The Commune contains a Renaissance period house has been listed as Monument historique as the main interest lies in the quality and refinement of its interior decor, as very little has been altered since the origin. File:Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Victoires de Champcerie.jpg, Chapelle of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Champcerie 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites *Former Abbey of Belle-Etoile a thirteenth Centuary former Abbey established after the conquest of Normandy by Philip II of France and made a Monument historique in 1926 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):Cerisybelleetoile Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caligny
Caligny () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western 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 Pertiller,La Boulière and Caligny. The commune has 5 watercourses running through it three rivers the Noireau, Visance & the Vere, and two streams the Aubusson & Vallee. Heraldry File:Caligny Notre-Dame du Chene 03.JPG, Notre-Dame du Chene File:Caligny Notre-Dame du Chene 01.JPG, Notre-Dame du Chene inside 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):Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahan, Orne
Cahan is a commune in the Orne department in north-western 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, Fourneaux,La Bijude, Le Haut Vardon, Le Bas Vardon and Cahan. The commune has 2 watercourses running through it the river Noireau and 1 stream the Mare des Bois. Population File:La mairie de Cahan.jpg, La mairie de Cahan File:Église Saint-Pierre de Cahan. Vue sud-est.jpg, Church of Saint-Pierre in Cahan File:Vue sur le bourg de Cahan.jpg, Cahan village 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briouze
Briouze () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. It is considered the capital of the ''pays d'Houlme'' at the western end of the Orne in the Norman bocage. The nearby Grand Hazé marshland is a heritage-listed area (Natura 2000). William de Braose, First Lord of Bramber (Guillaume de Briouze) was granted lands in England after the Norman conquest and used his wealth to build a priory in his home town. The name Briouze probably comes from an older Norman form of the word "boue", or "mud". Population Heraldry Transport Briouze station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville. See also * Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brieux
Brieux () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, ''Bruce'' being the Anglicisation of "Brieux". 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boucé, Orne
Boucé () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bellenger, Le Bois Pépin, La Pelletrie, La Farinière, Le Gassel, Le Cruchet and Boucé. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . Boucé has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Gue de la Heze stream, Moulin de Besnard stream and the Landelles stream. Population Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte-and-bailey castle, Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975. See also *Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |