Ménil-Gondouin
Commune in Normandy, France
Ménil-Gondouin
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The church in Ménil-Gondouin
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Coordinates: 48°45′19″N 0°17′33″W / 48.7553°N 0.2925°W / 48.7553; -0.2925 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
Government
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• Mayor (2020 – 2026) | Pascal Bouquerel [1] |
Area
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9.17 km 2 (3.54 sq mi) |
Population | 162 |
• Density | 18/km 2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
INSEE /Postal code |
61265
/61210
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Elevation |
157–254
m (515–833
ft)
(avg. 229 m or 751 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ménil-Gondouin ( French pronunciation: [menil ɡɔ̃dwɛ̃] ( listen ) ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France .
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Coconière , La Haute Bruyère and Ménil-Gondouin . [3]
The commune is part of area known as Suisse Normande . [4]
Neighbouring communes
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Menil-Gondouin only has one watercourse running through it, the Ruisseau de Vienne. [5]
Notable buildings and places
The living and talking church of Ménil-Gondouin
Saint-Vigor du Ménil-Gondouin church is a nineteenth centaury church that has been covered in statues and dozens of inscriptions by a single person, the parish priest Victor Paysant (1841-1921). [6]
The church contains the head of a statue, of the Crowned Virgin, that is dating back to the 14th/15th Centaury and was listed as a Monument historique in 1984. [7]
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One of the statues of the Church
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Churches Pulpit
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Victor Paysant
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 other buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique [4]
- Domain of the Court a set of remains of an old 16th centaury Chateau that belonged to Antoine de Turgot, that was listed as a Monument historique in 1983. [8]
- Logis Saint-Honorine an 18th Centaury chateau with outbuildings dating back to the 15th centaury, listed as Monument Historique in 1975 [9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" . data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020" . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 29 December 2022.
- 1 2 "Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France" . Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France .
- 1 2 "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF) .
- ↑ "Mairie de Ménil-Gondouin et sa commune (61210)" . Annuaire-Mairie . 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Eglise de Ménil-Gondouin" . www.office-tourisme-putanges.com .
- ↑ "Statue (tête) : Vierge couronnée" . www.pop.culture.gouv.fr .
- ↑ "Domaine de la Cour à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110852" . monumentum.fr .
- ↑ "Logis Saint-Honorine à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110853" . monumentum.fr .
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