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
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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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.France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of
Gémages
Gémages () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-au-Perche.
,
L'Hermitière
L'Hermitière () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-au-Perche.Mâle,
La Rouge
La Rouge () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-au-Perche.Saint-Agnan-sur-Erre
Saint-Agnan-sur-Erre () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-au-Perche.Le Theil (the seat).
Population
Notable buildings and places
Parc du Château de Lorière is an English styled landscaped park built created in 1850 surrounding Loriere Castle which is open to the public. It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the
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and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.
National heritage sites
The Commune has 8 buildings and areas listed as a
Monument historique
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*Saint-Martin church a twelfth Centaury church in Val-au-Perche.
*Paper Mill on the bank 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: ...
which was rebuilt in 1881 from an original flour mill, mainly to supply paper to large cigarette paper factory in the neighboring town of Theil.
*Gauberdière Manor a fifteenth Centaury Manor in La Rouge.
*Chateau de l'Hermitière an eighteenth Centaury cahteau in L'Hermitière .
*Chateau de Launay a sixteenth Centaury chateau in Male .
*Saint-Martin church a twelfth Centaury church in Gémages.
*Chateau de Loriere an eighteenth Centaury chateau in La Rouge.
*The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption a fifteenth Centaury church in Le Theil.
Transport
The commune has a Railway station called Theil - La Rouge, that was opened in 1857 and serves part of the Paris–Brest line.