Saint Rémy () is a commune in the

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department in the

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in northwestern

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. Until 1968 an

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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,

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conservation area, called the

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. The

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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

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in 1933.

Notable People

* Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) a French general was born here.

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