Médavy
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Médavy | |
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 The chateau in Médavy | |
Location of Médavy  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°40′42″N 0°05′26″E / 48.6783°N 0.0906°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | Sources de l'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Six[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 151 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61256 /61570 |
| Elevation | 158–192 m (518–630 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Médavy (French pronunciation: [medavi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.[3]
Médavy along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire.[5]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.[6]
- Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Médavy · 61570, France". Médavy · 61570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ "Château à Médavy - PA00110850". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Prieuré Notre-Dame-du-Repos à Médavy - PA00110976". monumentum.fr.
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