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Lignou () is a
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
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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bisson, L'Abbaye and Lignou. The commune has one river running through it, The Rouvre and 4 streams, the Lange, Roussieres, Fief Benoit & the Arthan.


Notable buildings and places


National heritage sites

*Château de Lignou a 16th Century Chateau in Lignou registered as a Monument historique in 1973. File:Château de Lignou (2).jpg, Château de Lignou File:Église Saint-Martin de Lignou. Vue nord-ouest.jpg, Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.


Population


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):Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub