Écorches
Écorches () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hameau Perré, Les Lignerits, Le Moncel and Écorches. The commune has the River Viette running through it and a single stream the Secqueville. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries a 13th century church classified as a Monument historique in 1948. Notable people *Gilles de Caux de Montlebert (1682 - 1733) an 18th-century French poet and playwright was born here. *André Mare (1885 -1932) is buried at the Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries. See also *Communes of the Orne department References

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André Mare
Charles André Mare (1885–1932), or André-Charles Mare, was a French painter and textile designer, and co-founder of the Company of French Art (''la Compagnie des Arts Français'') in 1919. He was a designer of colorful textiles, and was one of the founders of the Art Deco movement. As a soldier in the French Army in World War I, Mare led the development of military camouflage, painting artillery using Cubism techniques to deceive the eye. His ink and watercolour painting ''Le canon de 280 camouflé'' (The Camouflaged 280 Gun) shows the close interplay of abstract art and military application at that time. He authored the book ''Cubisme et Camouflage'', 1914–1918. Mare sketched and painted scenes based on his experiences in World War I. His works include: ''American Troops Marching Through the Arch of Triumph'', 1930, and ''The Funeral of Marshal Foch'', 1931. After the war Mare combined his talents with the skills of architect Louis Sue and became a leader in the Art Deco ...
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Gilles De Caux De Montlebert
Gilles de Caux de Montlebert, (c.1682, Ligneries – 17 September 1733, Bayeux) was an 18th-century French poet and playwright from Normandy. A descendant of Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille (; ; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage ... by his mother, he was controller of the king's farms. He served as nominees to président Hénault for the publication in 1716 of his tragedy ''Marius à Cirthe'', to which he probably worked. His tragedy ''Lysimachus'', completed by his son, was presented without success in 1737. Boileau praised one of his poems entitled ''L'Horloge de sable''. He collaborated with '' L'Année littéraire'' by Fréron. Works *1714: ''L'Horloge de sable, figure du monde'', moral poem *1715: ''Marius à Cirthe'', tragedy, avec le président Hénault, premiered 15 Novemb ...
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Trun, Orne
Trun () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, département and the region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Magny, Le Ménil Girard and Trun. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge. The commune has the Dives (river), River Dives running through it and two streams Guerard & Merdret's Creek. Land distribution The 2018 Coordination of Information on the Environment, CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 61% () is Arable land. The rest of the land is Meadow, Meadows at 28%, Urbanised land at 8% and Heterogeneous agricultural land at 3%. Administration Population Economy * Heller SA, manufacturer of plastic scale model kits. * Electrical Ruins and monuments Aerial photography has rev ...
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Communes Of The Orne Department
The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025
BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Communauté urbaine d'Alençon (partly) * Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo * Communauté de communes Andaine-Passais *CC
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Les Champeaux
Les Champeaux () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2019, its population is 107. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Cardellières and Les Champeaux. The commune has one river, the Viette and four streams, the Moulin Neuf, the Besion, the Crouttes & the Chateau running through its borders. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Ferme du Ronceray or Ferme des Lignerits a 16th century Farm house, that was the birth place of Charlotte Corday, it was classified as a Monument historique in 1989. Notable People *Charlotte Corday (1768 - 1793) French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat was born here. See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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Neauphe-sur-Dive
Neauphe-sur-Dive (, literally ''Neauphe on Dive'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bas de Neauphe, La Filerie and Neauphe-sur-Dive. The commune has the River Dives running through it. In addition it has 5 streams running through it, the Foulbec, the Merdret de, the Pont aux Anes, the Besion and the Secqueville. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Terres D'Argentan Interco
Terres d'Argentan Interco (before 2023: ''Communauté de communes d'Argentan Intercom'') is a federation of municipalities (''communauté de communes'') in the Orne ''département'' and in the Normandy ''région'' of France. Its seat is Argentan. Its area is 715.1 km2, and its population in 2019 was 33,409. It covers some of the Communes that make up the area known as Suisse Normande. Composition The communauté de communes consists of the following 49 communes: #Argentan # Aunou-le-Faucon # Avoine # Bailleul # Boischampré # Boucé # Brieux # Commeaux # Coudehard # Coulonces #Écorches Écorches () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hameau Perré, Les Lignerits, Le Moncel ... # Écouché-les-Vallées # Fleuré # Fontaine-les-Bassets # Ginai #Gouffern en Auge #Guêprei #Joué-du-Plain #Juvigny-sur-Orne #La Lande ...
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Monument Historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage. Both public and privately owned structures may be listed in this way, as well as movable objects. there were 44,236 monuments listed. The term "classification" is reserved for designation performed by the French Ministry of Culture for a monument of national-level significance. Monuments of lesser significance may be "inscribed" by various regional entities. Buildings may be given the classification (or inscription) for either their exteriors or interiors. A monument's designation could be for a building's décor, its furniture, a single room, or even a staircase. An example is the classification of the déco ...
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Corday Maison
Corday is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Corday (born 1944), American television executive, writer, and producer * Ben Corday (1875–1938), American tattoo artist and actor * Betty Corday (1912–1987), American soap opera producer, wife of Ted Corday * Charlotte Corday (1768–1793), assassin of Jean-Paul Marat * Christine Corday (born 1970), American artist * Deniz Corday, started a disco in Walton-on-Thames in 1958 * Irène Corday (1919–1996), French film actress * Jennifer Corday (born 1966), American singer and songwriter * Ken Corday (born 1960), American soap opera producer and composer, son of Betty and Ted Corday * Mara Corday (1930–2025), American actress and ''Playboy'' playmate * Marcelle Corday (1890–1971), Belgian-born American actress * Rita Corday (1920–1992), American actress * Ted Corday (1908–1966), American soap opera producer, husband of Betty Corday Fictional characters * Addison Cord ...
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Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ...
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Montreuil-la-Cambe
Montreuil-la-Cambe () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):