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.France
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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Lucé, Le Bois Jousselin, Le Jardin, La Baroche-sous-Lucé, Beaulandais, Saint-Denis-de-Villenette, La Vallée and Juvigny-Val-d'Andaine.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. Juvigny Val d'Andaine along with the communes of Perrou,
Les Monts d'Andaine
Les Monts d'Andaine () 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 Saint-Maurice-du-Désert and La Sauvagère (the seat).
Geography
The co ...
Natura 2000
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Mayenne
Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...
traversing its borders.
Population
Points of interest
*Michaudière Farm is a farm open to the public dedicated to showing and looking after draught horses.
National heritage sites
The Commune has five buildings and areas listed as a
Monument historique
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.
*Bonvouloir castle remains of a fifteenth century castle and estate that was registered as a monument in 1995.
*Etrigé Chapel a twelfth century chapel, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 1997.
*Mebzon Manor a fourteenth century Manor house, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 1998.
*Saint-Aignan Church a sixteenth century church, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 1928.
*Cross of the old cemetery a sixteenth century cross in Beaulandais, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 1938.
See also
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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):