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Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Ménil-Hubert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne. The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre. The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois. People linked with the commune *Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Cally
Pierre Cally (25 September 1630 – 31 December 1709) was a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian. Life He was born at Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne near Falaise, now Orne, France. In 1660 he was appointed professor of philosophy and eloquence in the University of Caen, and in 1675, president of the Collège des Arts in the same city. In 1684 he assumed charge of the parish of Saint-Martin. He was an associate of Pierre Daniel Huet, who converted him to Cartesianism, and Jean Renaud de Segrais. Cally died 31 December 1709. Works He wrote a course of philosophy, ''Universæ philosophiæ institutiones'' (Caen, 1695), in which the theories of Descartes are explained and defended. He worked for the conversion of Protestants, and gave conferences in which he endeavoured to solve their difficulties. For the same purpose, and in reply to the Jesuit Louis Le Valois, http://scholasticon.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/Database/Scholastiques_fr.php?ID=299 he composed a book on the Euchari ... [...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] |
Rouvre
The Rouvre is a river in Normandy, in the Orne département, a tributary of the river Orne. It is long. The river's source is in the commune of Beauvain, a few kilometres to the east of La Ferté-Macé. After crossing the Pays d'Houlme, it turns in a north-westerly direction to re-enter Norman Switzerland, and then in its last course of passes around Bréel. The Rouvre then joins the Orne between the dam at Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne and Pont-d'Ouilly, and joins the Orne at Rouvrou (elevation ). This last part of its course is through small wooded gorges and its fast waters can make for good kayaking, when the water level permits, and fishing for brown trout. These gorges are home to animal and plant species such as pearl mussels and Osmond Royal (water-fern), and one may occasionally see otters and salmon. The river's environment makes it an important tourist attraction in Norman Switzerland, with its rural and fluvial environment, The viewpoint from the Rock of Oetre i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahan, Orne
Cahan is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux,La Bijude, Le Haut Vardon, Le Bas Vardon and Cahan. The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The commune has 2 watercourses running through it the river Noireau and 1 stream the Mare des Bois. Population File:La mairie de Cahan.jpg, La mairie de Cahan File:Église Saint-Pierre de Cahan. Vue sud-est.jpg, Church of Saint-Pierre in Cahan File:Vue sur le bourg de Cahan.jpg, Cahan village See also * Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne {{Argentan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Lande-Saint-Siméon
La Lande-Saint-Siméon () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Bourbes,Le Mâly, La Croûte, Lorièe de Bas and La Lande-Saint-Siméon. 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): References Landesaintsimeon {{Argentan-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athis-Val-de-Rouvre
Athis-Val de Rouvre () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France, the municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Athis-de-l'Orne (the seat), Bréel, La Carneille, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, Ronfeugerai, Ségrie-Fontaine, Taillebois and Les Tourailles. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Le Rocher Nantreuil, La Tarillée, La Motte, Ronfeugerai, La Fosse, La Mancelière, L'Être Hardy, La Pigeonnière, La Carneille, Taillebois, Le Hamel, Les Onfrairies, Les Tourailles, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, Ségrie-Fontaine, Oëtre, Le Douit de Bréel, Bréel, Le Val Fermé and Athis. The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The commune has three rivers running through it, La Vere, the Gine and the Rouvre. In addition th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Saint-Philbert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Vallée, Le Val, Le Haut Perron and Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne. The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The commune has 3 watercourses running through it, with 2 rivers the Orne plus one of its tributaries the Rouvre. The other watercourse is a stream called the Val Corbel Stream. Places of interest * Rock of Oëtre is one of the most prestigious lookouts in the west of France. File:FranceNormandieStPhilbertSurOrneRocheDOetre.jpg, RocheD Oetre File:SaintPhilbertsurOrneLavoir 002.JPG, Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Lavoir See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mesnil-Villement
Le Mesnil-Villement () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Landelle, Le Sainfoin, Le Pont des Vers, Le Haut des Vers, Le Val au Boëne and Le Mesnil-Villement. The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The commune has two rivers, The Orne & The Rouvre plus two streams La Boullonniere & The Val Corbel. Population Notable People * Pierre Desvages - (1867 – 1933) a cyclist who raced in the first Tour de France was born here. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Martelée, Le Rocray, Les Hogues, La Potiche, La Guérardière, Le Hameau Hue, Le Haut d'Ouilly, Les Îles d'Ouilly, Le Val Aubert and Pont-d'Ouilly. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents. The Rivers Orne & Noireau plus six streams, The Orival, The Val Corbel, La Boullonniere, The Val la Here, La Mare des Bois and La Mesliere flow through the commune. Land distribution The 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 60% () is Meadows followed by Heterogeneous agricultural land at 15%. The res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noireau
The Noireau is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados (department), Calvados. It is 43.26 km long. Its source is in Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, and it flows into the river Orne (river), Orne on the border of the communes of Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne and through Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande. Tributaries A list of the major tributaries of the Noireau: *Druance, La Druance *La Vere *La Diane *La Durance References Rivers of France Rivers of Calvados (department) Rivers of Orne {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Flers Agglo
Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Flers. It is located in the Orne department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. Created in 2013, its seat is in Flers.CA Flers Agglo (N° SIREN : 200035814) BANATIC. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Its area is 567.7 km2. Its population was 53,555 in 2019, of which 14,762 in Flers proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallée De L'Orne Et Ses Affluents
Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents translated as Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 2,115 hectares in size. Geography The area is focused on Orne and 3 of its main tributaries, the laize, the Noireau and the Rouvre, as they flow through the different landscapes of Norman Switzerland. These landscapes range from deep gorges, torrential or slow-flowing rivers, wet meadows, alluvial forests, escarpments, scree slopes, siliceous ledges, enclosed woods and hedgerows. It is spread across 21 different communes all within the departments of Orne and calvados; # Athis-Val de Rouvre # Berjou #Bretteville-sur-Laize Bretteville-sur-Laize () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction. Geography ... # Le Bô # Cahan # Clécy # Cossesseville # Fresney-le-Puceux # Les Isles-Bardel #Ménil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
