Le Ménil-Broût () 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. It is around 10 km north-east of
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 firs ...
, 50 km north of
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
, and 150 km west of
Paris.
Geography
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare,
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
conservation area, called the
Haute vallée de la Sarthe Haute Vallée de la Sarthe translated as the Upper Sarthe VAlley is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 3,503 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is an Alluvial plain in a valley that commonly floods in winter. It is mainly consisted of spars ...
.
See also
*
Communes of the Orne department
*
Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
References
Menilbrout
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