department
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* 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 the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
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, La Landelle, Le Sainfoin, Le Pont des Vers, Le Haut des Vers, Le Val au Boëne and Le Mesnil-Villement.
The commune has two rivers, The Orne & The Rouvre plus two streams La Boullonniere & The Val Corbel.
Population
Notable People
* Pierre Desvages - (1867 – 1933) a cyclist who raced in the first
Tour de France
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