Les Monts d'Andaine
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Les Monts d'Andaine | |
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 The church in La Sauvagère | |
Location of Les Monts d'Andaine  | |
  Les Monts d'Andaine  Les Monts d'Andaine | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 0°24′58″W / 48.624°N 0.416°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphan Gravelat[1] |
| Area 1 | 38.08 km2 (14.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,735 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61463 /61600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Monts d'Andaine (French pronunciation: [le mɔ̃ dɑ̃dɛn]) 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).[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Serrière, L'Hermangère, Le Domaine, Le Mont Oiselet, La Bêlère, Les Landes and Les Monts-d'Andaine.[4]
It is 3,810 hectares (14.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 256 metres (840 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5] Les Monts d'Andaine along with the communes of Perrou, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie, Dompierre and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site.[6] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.[7]
The commune has five watercourses flowing through its borders, la Vee river, The Andainette river, the Rouvrette river, la Petitiere stream and The Laurenciere stream.
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[8]
- Allée couverte de la Bertinière is a Neolithic covered walkway, listed as a monument in 1967.[9]
- Monts d’Andaine Manor is a 17th century manor house listed as a monument in 1981.[10]
Notable People
[edit]- Jean-Pierre Brisset (1837 – 1919) a French outsider writer, was born in La Sauvagère.[11]
- Catherine Coutelle (born 1945) was a member of the National Assembly of France and was born in La Sauvagère. [12]
- Maurice de Germiny (born1939) was the bishop of Blois from 1997 to 2014 and was born in Saint-Maurice-du-Désert.[13]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b "Les Monts-d'Andaine · 61600, France". Les Monts-d'Andaine · 61600, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description".
- ^ "Bassin de l'Andainette" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Allée couverte de la Bertinière aux Monts d'Andaine - PA00110941". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir aux Monts d'Andaine - PA00110931". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Brisset – Encyclopédie Sambuc". www.sambuc-editeur.fr.
- ^ nationale, Assemblée. "Mme Catherine Coutelle - Mandat clos - Vienne (2e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale.
- ^ "Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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