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Almenêches
Almenêches () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Saint-Hippolyte, Almenêches, Fligny, La Gare, Le Mesnil, Les Champs Bouchers, Le Friche, Surônes and Les Essarts. The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge. Almenêches along with another 65 communes is also part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don. The other twelve watercourses are all streams; #la Gironde #Fausse Rivière #Querpont #L'Epinet #Noës #Essards #Essards #Essarts #Rogneux #Calvaire #Joncerai #Plessis Places of interest National heritage sites Almenêches church a 16th century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Château-d'Almenêches
Le Château-d'Almenêches (; literally 'The Château of Almenêches') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Les Planches, Ménil Gautier, Le Parc, La Chaise, Le Grand Chemin, La Huetterie, Maroger, L'Oliverie and Château-d'Almenêches. Le Château-d'Almenêches along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Le Château-d'Almenêches has a total of 8 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne, and La Don. The other six watercourses are all streams, the Querpont, The Plessis, la Gironde, The Essards, The Fausse Rivière, & the Essarts. Transport Surdon station, located in the commune, is a railway junction with connections to Argentan, Caen, Paris, Le Mans and Granville. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almenêches Abbey
Almenêches Abbey () was a Benedictine nunnery at Almenêches in Orne, Normandy, France. It was founded in the 6th century, but had been abandoned by the 10th century. Roger of Montgomery refounded it sometime between 1063 and 1066. History During the Anglo-Norman civil war, upon hearing the abbey was being used by Duke Robert Curthose as a stable, Robert of Bellême burned it down. The abbess, Bellême's sister Emma, fled with her sister nuns; they were temporarily accommodated in surrounding houses or at the Abbey of Saint-Evroul. The following year Emma had the abbey at Almenêches rebuilt. It subsequently suffered another fire under Abbess Matilda, Emma's successor, and a third one after 1308. Episcopal visit In 1260, Archbishop Eudes Rigaud noted the refectory was not in use; the nuns ate in groups of twos and threes in private rooms. He ordered them to cease this activity and eat in the refectory. Eudes also noted that the nuns ran up debts in the town and that some of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Guillaume Perreaux
Louis-Guillaume Perreaux (19 February 1816 – 5 April 1889) was a French inventor and engineer who submitted one of the first patents for a working motorcycle in 1869. Early life Perreaux was born in the village of Almenêches, in Normandy, France, on 19 February 1816. After attending elementary school in Almenêches he showed an early interest in engineering, inventing a cane gun (a type of walking stick with a gun concealed inside) at the age of 12. Perreaux was then sent to the Minor Seminary of Sees where he formed the ideas that were later published in his first book in 1877, the two-volume ''Lois de l'univers principe de la création'' (''Laws of the Universe''), which is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. He secured a scholarship to the School of Arts and Crafts at Châlons-sur-Marne in 1836. Inventions Perreaux moved to Paris, where he began working on and patenting a range of inventions including a multi-chambered gun, a lock mechanism in 1841, a circular po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute Vallée De L'Orne Et Affluents
Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents translated as the Upper Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 20,593 hectares in size. The site is managed by CPIE Collines normandes. Geography The area is focused on the sources of the Orne and its main tributaries up to Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin, the area that is prone to flooding and has water all year round. It is spread across 66 different communes all within the Orne department; # Almenêches #Argentan # Aunou-le-Faucon # Aunou-sur-Orne # Avoine # Belfonds # Boischampré # Boissei-la-Lande # Boucé # Brullemail # Carrouges # Le Cercueil # Chailloué # Le Champ-de-la-Pierre # La Chapelle-près-Sées # Le Château-d'Almenêches # Commeaux # Écouché-les-Vallées # Faverolles # La Ferrière-Béchet # Ferrières-la-Verrerie # Fleuré # Francheville # Giel-Courteilles #Gouffern en Auge # Gâprée # Habloville # Joué-du-Bois # Joué-du-Plain # Juvigny-sur-Orne #La Lande-de-Goult # La Lande-de-Lougé # Lougé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chailloué
Chailloué () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Marmouillé and Neuville-près-Sées were merged into Chailloué. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Dufrênerie, Marmouillé, Champ Bourdin, Bois Chassevent, Neuville-près-Sées, La Dultière and Chailloué. Chailloué along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Chailloués has two rivers, La Don & La Senelle and two streams the Monts Damain & the Essarts, making up the 4 watercourses running through the commune. Notable buildings and places *Rustik is an immersive amusement park, set in a medieval-fantasy kingdom, which opened in 2020. National heritage sites The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Château a 17th-century castle built by the Vieupont family, and registered as a monum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bocages Et Vergers Du Sud Pays D'Auge
Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge translated as the Bocages and orchards of the southern Pays d'Auge is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 21,511 hectares in size. Geography The area is a well-preserved wooded landscape that features dense hedges which shelter old trees whose pollarding has allowed cavities to appear in these trees, suitable for certain types of insects. The area is mostly agricultural with 5 % being scrubland and the remaining 5% being forested. It is spread across 27 different communes all within the Orne department; # Almenêches # Champ-Haut # Cisai-Saint-Aubin # Coulmer # Croisilles #Échauffour # La Ferrière-au-Doyen # Gacé # Ginai #Gouffern en Auge # Lignères # Mahéru # Merlerault-le-Pin # Moulins-la-Marche # Ménil-Froger # Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes # Le Ménil-Vicomte # Orgères #Le Pin-au-Haras # Planches # Résenlieu #Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois () is a commune in the Orne department in north-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouffern En Auge
Gouffern en Auge (, literally ''Gouffern in Pays d'Auge, Auge'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, Orne, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie, Orne, Survie, Urou-et-Crennes and Villebadin. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Survie, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, La Frênée, Omméel, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Fel, Aubry-en-Exmes, Villebadin, Chantereine, Courménil, Fougy, La Bélière, Le Bourg, Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Silly-en-Gouffern, Urou-et-Crennes, Cayenne, La Cochère and Gouffern en Auge. The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge. Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médavy
Médavy () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy. Médavy along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926. *Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989. 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 interc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boissei-la-Lande
Boissei-la-Lande () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Friche du Val,Thion, Le Theil, La Rivière,Pillou,La Hauteville and Boissei-la-Lande. Boissei-la-Lande along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. In addition to the Orne river, the commune also has three streams running through it, the Calvaire, L'Epinet and La Gironde. Population Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Church Farm a 16th century farmhouse listed as a monument in 1986. *Church of Boissei-la-Lande a 16th century church listed as a monument in 1986. File:Boissei-la-Lande ferme de l'église 2.jpg, Boissei-la-Lande - Church farm File:Boissei-la-Lande ferme de l'église manoir XVIe s.jpg, Boissei-la-Lande chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunou-le-Faucon
Aunou-le-Faucon () is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy in northwestern France. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Port d'Aunou, Le Moulin, Le Monthart and Aunou-le-Faucon. Aunou-le-Faucon along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Aunou-le-Faucon has 3 water courses running through it, The Orne plus two streams the Noës and Rogneux. Population Places of interest National heritage sites Tour aux Anglais – a 14th-century building listed as a Monument historique in 1981 In popular culture Aunou-le-Faucon featured as a fief - originally owned by Robert de Thibouville, the father of Marguerite de Carrouges - at the center of a dispute between Jean de Carrouges, the husband of Marguerite, and Jacques le Gris, the favorite of their liege-lord, Peter II, Count of Alençon, in the 2021 film '' The Last Duel'', directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orne (river)
The Orne () is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France. It is long. It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. Its main tributaries are the Odon and the Rouvre. Geography The Orne flows through the following departments and towns: *Orne (named after the river): Sées, Argentan * Calvados: Thury-Harcourt, Saint-André-sur-Orne, Caen, Ouistreham It also flows through the area known as Suisse Normande. Its longest tributaries are, from source to mouth: *Don *Ure *Cance *Udon * Baize * Rouvre * Noireau *Laize * Odon Name The name of the Orne in Normandy, which is referred to as the ''Olinas'' by Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; , ; ; – 160s/170s AD) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine science, Byzant ..., is a homonym of Fluvius Olne, the Orn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
