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Condeau () is a former
commune
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in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of 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.Perche region) in north-western
In 1789, after the ''Décret de la division de la France en départements'' created townships, Condeau became chief town of its canton. In 1801, the canton was abolished.
On 1 January 2016, Condeau merged into Sablons-sur-Huisne as a municipality under by Law Number 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local government reform. The communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne, and Coulonges-les-Sablons merged and Condé-sur-Huisne became the chief town of the new municipality.
The town council comprises eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.
Sites in Condeau include:
* Church of Saint-Denis (Église Saint-Denis): 16th-century church that houses three paintings registered as historic monuments
* Villeray Castle (Château de Villeray ): 18th-century castle registered as an historic monument
** Old Mill on the Huisne (Ancien moulin sur l'Huisne): Dependency of the castle of Villeray
** Manor Grand Brolles: 16th-century chapel
** Radray Chapel (Chapelle de Radray)
* Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé (1749-1830), French politician
* Robert-Jules Garnier (1883-1958), French chief designer
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France
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: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.
Origins and etymology
Condeau is a town that lies near the riverHuisne
The Huisne () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department.
The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns:
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in Lower Normandy
Lower Normandy (french: Basse-Normandie, ; nrf, Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.
Geography
The region included three departme ...
.
The toponym "Condeau" is a diminutive of Condé, a neighboring town name as the confluence (Gaulish ''condate'') of the Huisne
The Huisne () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department.
The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns:
...
and Corbionne rivers.
Demonym
The French demonym for people who live in Condeau is ''Condoléen''.History
In 1789, after the ''Décret de la division de la France en départements'' created townships, Condeau became chief town of its canton. In 1801, the canton was abolished.
On 1 January 2016, Condeau merged into Sablons-sur-Huisne as a municipality under by Law Number 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local government reform. The communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne, and Coulonges-les-Sablons merged and Condé-sur-Huisne became the chief town of the new municipality.
Administration
The town council comprises eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.
Population
In 2019, Condeau had 370 inhabitants. Condeau's population peaked at 1,034 inhabitants in 1821.Sites
Sites in Condeau include:
* Church of Saint-Denis (Église Saint-Denis): 16th-century church that houses three paintings registered as historic monuments
* Villeray Castle (Château de Villeray ): 18th-century castle registered as an historic monument
** Old Mill on the Huisne (Ancien moulin sur l'Huisne): Dependency of the castle of Villeray
** Manor Grand Brolles: 16th-century chapel
** Radray Chapel (Chapelle de Radray)
Notable inhabitants
* Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé (1749-1830), French politician
* Robert-Jules Garnier (1883-1958), French chief designer
* James Rossant
James Stephan Rossant (August 17, 1928 – December 15, 2009) was an American architect, artist, and professor of architecture.
A long-time Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is best known for his master plan of ...
(1928-2009), American architect and artist
* Colette Rossant
Colette Rossant (born 1932) is a French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator, and restaurateur, who is a member of the Pallache family.
Background
Born in Paris, Rossant traveled with her mother to Cairo to live with her father and ...
(1932), French-American writer
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):Perche
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Percheron
The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province from which the breed takes its name. Usually gray or black in color, Percherons are well muscled, and ...
* Regional Natural Park of Perche
References
Geography of Orne Former communes of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub