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Saint-Rémy, Calvados
Saint Rémy () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Until 1968 an iron mine was exploited in the village. 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 Pont de la Moussé, Nid de Chien, La Gennière, La Piventière, La Moussé, La Muloisière, L'Église, La Vallée and Saint-Rémy. 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 River Orne plus five streams, The Herbion, La Porte, La Vallee des Vaux, La Vignonniere and The Val Fournet are the six watercourses running through the commune. Population Points of interest National heritage sites *Saint-Rémy Church is a twelfth century church, that was listed as a Monument historique in 1933. Notable People * Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) a French general ... [...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] |
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom (; known as Le Hom before 2022) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Thury-Harcourt (the seat), Caumont-sur-Orne, Curcy-sur-Orne, Hamars and Saint-Martin-de-Sallen. Le Hom officially changed its name to Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom effective January 1, 2022. 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 Hoguette, Le Val, Cropton, Martinbeau, Curcy-sur-Orne, La Bestrie, Le Quesnay, La Métairie, Le Poirier, Hamars, Saint-Silly, Paugeais, Thury-Harcourt, Les Trois Mariés, Saint-Bénin, La Fosse, Le Maizeray and Montfort. The River Orne plus The River Ajon are the two rivers flowing through the commune. In addition the commune has twelve streams flowing through its bnorders, La Vallee des Vaux, The Neumer, The Aunay Douffieres, La Hoguette, La M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of 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 Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer *Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie *Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom *Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande *Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie *Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre *Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau *Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom *Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge *Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise *Communauté de communes du Pays de Honf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Surirey De Saint-Remy
Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) was a French general. He followed a military career and from 1670 in the Royal Corps of Artillery. Provincial Commissioner of Artillery in 1692, he is the author of ''Mémoires d'artillerie'', published for the first time in 1697. He was named a lieutenant of the Grand maître de l'artillerie de France in 1703 and was a maréchal de camp. He married Marie-Madeleine Hénault, the aunt of Charles-Jean-François Hénault, in 1672. Publications * ''Mémoires d'artillerie...'' (1697) Sources * Michaud, ''Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne'', 1825 * François-Xavier de Feller François-Xavier de Feller (1735–1802) was a Belgium, Belgian Jesuit who after the suppression of his order worked as a prolific and internationally influential journalist and encyclopedist who opposed radical Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenme ..., ''Dictionnaire historique, ou histoire abrégée des hommes qui se sont fait un nom par le génie, le ... [...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] |
Culey-le-Patry
Culey-le-Patry () 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 Tuaudière, Mélogis, Meslier, La Vigne, Carcanet, La Trufaudière, La Cour, Le Pont, Les Caumettes and Culey-le-Patry. The River Orne plus two streams La Vignonniere and The Herbion are the three watercourses that flow through the commune. Population Points of interest National heritage sites *La Belle Roche a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1954. 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 Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Lambert, Calvados
Saint-Lambert () 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 Prévotière, Le Bisson, Le Jardin, La Vardière, La Bondinière, La Loge and Saint-Lambert. The River Orne plus three streams The Herbion, The Hamelet and The Val Fournet are the four watercourses running through the commune. Population 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 Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saintlambert Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clécy
Clécy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. In 1932 it was awarded the title The Capital of Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande by the Tourism Minister Monsieur Gourdeau. Geography Clécy is on the River Orne, in the middle of Norman Switzerland, about s south of Caen. Covering it is the second largest commune in the canton of Canton of Le Hom, Le Hom. The Commune consists of the following of villages and hamlets, Roche Taillis, Les Thomas, Le Clos d'Ailly, La Haute Bigne, La Faverie, Les Berthaumes, La Loterie, La Fresnée and Clécy. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of Called the "Capital of Norman Switzerland", the village of Clécy owes its fame to the rugged and verdant Armorican massif, with valleys through which the Orne flows. In addition to the Orne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Omer, Calvados
Saint-Omer () 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, Le Mesnil, L'Abbaye du Val, Le Moncel, La Fortinière, Les Hautes Planches, Courteil and Saint-Omer. 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 two streams of La Vallee des Vaux and The Orival are the only watercourses running through the commune. Population Points of Interest Les Rochers de La Houle is the remains of an ancient mountain range, the Armorican Massif that was gradually eroded by the sea, the remaining 240 metre high fragment is a popular destination for tourists. National heritage sites Mégalithe du Pré-du-Vivret is a Neolithic Megalith that was classed as a Monument historique in 1954 See also *Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combray
Combray () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in north-western France. The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. Combray is also an imagined village in Marcel Proust's ''À la recherche du temps perdu'' (''In Search of Lost Time''), a book which was strongly inspired by the village of his childhood, Illiers, which has now been renamed Illiers-Combray in his honor. ''Combray'' is the title of the first part of the first volume of ''À la recherche du temps perdu'', titled ''Du côté de chez Swann'' (''Swann's Way''). There is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy .... Arcisse de Caumont, ''Statistika monumentalne Calvados'' Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The ... [...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] |
