Appenai-sous-Bellême
Appenai-sous-Bellême (, ''Appenai under Bellême'') is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography Appenai-sous-Bellême along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé and Belforêt-en-Perche is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash. Population Points of Interest National heritage sites *Château des Feugerets is a 16th century Chateau, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The Chateau grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of La Chapelle-Souëf 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):

La Chapelle-Souëf
La Chapelle-Souëf () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites *Château des Feugerets is a 16th century Cahteau, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The Chateau grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of Appenai-sous-Bellême 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):

Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche (, literally ''Belforêt in Perche'') 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 Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne (the seat), Eperrais, Origny-le-Butin, La Perrière, Orne, La Perrière, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour and Sérigny, Orne, Sérigny. La Perrière is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. Geography Belforêt-en-Perche along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé, Orne, Igé and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the Lucanus cervus, European stag beetle and Fraxinus excelsior, European ash. The Commune along with another 70 communes also shares part of another Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche. The source of the river Huisne is within ...
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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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Vaunoise
Vaunoise () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography Vaunoise along with the communes of Belforêt-en-Perche, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash. 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):

Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême
Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême along with the communes of Vaunoise, Belforêt-en-Perche, Igé and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash. In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche. Points of interest *La réserve des Houles-Blanches is a 6950 m2 is a local nature reserve, created in 1992 under the Natura 2000 scheme, and is part of the wider site of Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme. The reserve is home to variopus flora and fauna such as the Brown hairstreak, European tree frog and Hazel dormouse. National heritage sites *Château du Tertre a seventeenth Century chateau in Sérigny, that ...
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Igé, Orne
Igé () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography Igé along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Belforêt-en-Perche and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash. Population Points of interest *Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 6.62 hectare site is a protected area created in 2012 as part of the Natura 2000 site Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme. The site is home to the southern damselfly, Sand lizard, white horehound and the King trumpet mushroom. National heritage sites The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Domaine de Lonné seventeenth century chateau and estate that was registered as a monument in 2000. *Church of Marcilly a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1971. *Bray Manor a seven ...
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Bois Et Coteaux Calcaires Sous Belleme
Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme translated as the limestone woods and hillsides under Belleme is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 105 hectares in size. Geography The area is based on Oxfordian limestone formations that create dry to very dry lawns for plants and woods to grow on. The area has a significant range of orchids. It is spread across 5 different communes all within three departments the Orne; # Appenai-sous-Bellême #Belforêt-en-Perche # Igé #Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême # Vaunoise Conservation The conservation area has a single species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which is the European stag beetle. In addition the Natura 2000 site has five habitats protected under the Habitats Directive The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention. ...
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Lucanus Cervus
''Lucanus cervus'', known as the European stag beetle, or the greater stag beetle, is one of the best-known species of stag beetle (family Lucanidae) in Western Europe, and is the eponymous example of the genus. ''L. cervus'' is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Taxonomy ''Lucanus cervus'' is situated in the genus ''Lucanus'' within the family Lucanidae. In the genus there are two subgenera: ''Lucanus'' Scopoli, 1763 and ''Pseudolucanus'' Hope and Westwood, 1845. The species ''L. cervus'' contains four subspecies. The nominate subspecies ''L. cervus cervus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) was established via the original description of the species in 1758. The three latterly added subspecies are ''L. cervus judaicus'' Planet, 1900, ''L. cervus laticornis'' Deyrolle, 1864, and ''L. cervus turcicus'' Sturm, 1843. Description The European stag beetle is the largest beetle in Europe. Their colour is usually black with reddish Elytron, elytra (and red mandibles in males). Sexual dim ...
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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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Fraxinus Excelsior
''Fraxinus excelsior'', known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and west to Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins . The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada. Description It is a large deciduous tree growing to (exceptionally to ) tall with a trunk up to (exceptionally to ) diameter, with a tall, narrow crown. The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming thick and vertically fissured on old trees. The shoots are stout, greenish-grey, with jet-black buds (which distinguish it from most other ash species, which have g ...
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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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Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The Natura 2000 network covered more than 18% of the European Union's land area and more than 7% of its marine area in 2022. History In May 1992, the governments of the European Communities adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. The Habitats Directive complements the Birds Directive adopted in 1979, and together they make up the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. The Birds Directive requires the establishment of Special Protection Areas for birds. The Habitats Directive similarly requires Sites of Community Importance which upon the agreement of the European Commission become Special Areas o ...
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