Amayé-sur-Orne (, literally ''Amayé on Orne (river), Orne'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region of northwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as ''Amayéens'' or ''Amayéennes''

Geography

''Amayé-sur-Orne'' is located approximately 10 km south-west of Caen and 5 km east of Évrecy. It can be accessed by road D212 from Vieux, Calvados, Vieux in the north which continues south to Thury-Harcourt and by road D41 from Evrecy in the west which continues to Clinchamps-sur-Orne in the east. Closely located to the town are a number of hamlets including: Saint-Lambert, La Butte, Le Pont du Coudray, and Les Godets. These villages form a single conurbation with the village. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Orne river. A stream, flows through the village and down to the Orne and another stream flowing to the Orne forms the southern boundary of the commune. The ''Guigne'' stream forms the northern border of the commune and also flows to the Orne.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Amayé-sur-Orne

Twinning

Amayé-sur-Orne has Twin towns and sister cities, twinning associations with: * Johannesberg, Bavaria, Johannesberg (Germany) since 1991.

Population

Sites and Monuments

*The Taxus, Ifs Cemetery is a listed site (SC 9 January 1933)DREAL Basse-Normandie
*The Butte de l'Orne'' is another World Heritage Site (SC 9 January 1933) *A Lavoir (Public laundry) *The Chateau de la Butte (19th century) *The Chateau de Vaux (18th century) The Bell Tower Attic of the Church of Notre Dame hosts breeding colonies of Greater mouse-eared bat, large bats and is a registered Site of Community Importance (SIC)Site of Community Importance (SIC) - Attic of the church of Amayé-sur-Orne
Ministry of Ecology and sustainable development

Gallery

If_Amaye.JPG, A yew tree in the cemetery Lavoir Amayé sur Orne.JPG, The Lavoir File:Amayé sur orne église.JPG, The Church of Notre-Dame File:Amayé-sur-Orne église Notre-Dame 01.JPG, Church of Notre Dame bell tower Myotis.jpg, Greater mouse-eared bat

References

External links

Amayé-sur-Orne on Géoportail
Institut géographique national, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Amayé-sur-Orne'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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