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Méhoudin
Méhoudin () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites *Domaine de Monceaux originally an eighteenth century Manor house, that was completely rebuilt identically, but with a concrete reinforced frame, in 1920 by architect François-Benjamin Chaussemiche, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1993. See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (French language, Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the France, French Region of France, regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography ... References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Alençon-geo-stub ... [...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] |
François-Benjamin Chaussemiche
François-Benjamin Chaussemiche (June 4, 1864 – 1945) was a French architect. Chaussemiche was born in Tours, and in 1883 entered the École des Beaux-Arts where he became a student and later colleague of Victor Laloux. He won the ''Prix de Rome'' for architecture in 1893, and served as chief architect of the Palace of Versailles from 1917-1924, during which time he created the ''Parc botanique de Jussieu'' (now the Arboretum de Chèvreloup). Selected works * 1903 - restoration of the temple of Jupiter Anxur (Terracina, Italy). * 1904-1904 - ''Grands Thermes'' spa of Châtel-Guyon. * Musée d'Alésia (Alise-Sainte-Reine). * 1913 - restoration of palaces and gardens of Versailles and the Grand and Petit Trianon. * 1920 - total reconstruction of châteaux of Monceaux at Méhoudin. * 1930-1933 - Botanical gallery of the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (French language, Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the France, French Region of France, regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the Departments of France, departments of Orne, Manche, Mayenne, and Sarthe, the Normandie-Maine park was created in 1975 with a total area of . As of 2011, the parkland has expanded to a total area of and includes 164 Communes of France, communes with fourteen associated partner communes; the number of inhabitants within the park is approximately 171,000. The park encompasses the Sarthe (river), Sarthe river valley and the large Forêt des Andaines, Forest of Andaines. Conservation areas The park contains seventeen sites that have been listed as Natura 2000 protected areas. Twelve of these protected areas are managed by the park, with 5 being managed by other external bodies. List of Natura 2000 sites wiuthin the Normandie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orne
Orne (; or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne INSEE History Orne is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of and Perche. It is the birthplace of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Orne
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 Algeria ** Communes of Angola ** Communes of Belgium ** Communes of Benin ** Communes of Burundi ** Communes of Chile ** Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ** Communes of France ** Communes of Italy, called ''comune'' ** Communes of Luxembourg ** Communes of Moldova, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Niger ** Communes of Romania, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Switzerland ** Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) *** Commune (Vietnam) *** Commune-level town (Vietnam) ** People's commune, highest of three administrative levels in rural China, 1958 to 1983 Government and military/defense * Agricultural commune, intentional community based on agricultural labor * Commune (rebellion), a synonym for uprising or revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
