commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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.department in north-western
France
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.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Goult, La Forêt, Le Tertre,
Le Flochet and La Lande-de-Goult.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the
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, Ma ...
and
Forêt d'Écouves
The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France.
Location and topography
The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of C ...
.
The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.
Notable buildings and places
*Tourbière des Petits Riaux a nature reserve consisting of a peat bog with carnivorous plants.
National heritage sites
The Commune has thee buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
*Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.
*Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A
Protohistoric
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site that was listed as a monument in 1963.
*Goult Priory - A 12th century priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.
See also
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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):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 ...