Neuvy-au-Houlme
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.JPG) The church in Neuvy-au-Houlme | |
Location of Neuvy-au-Houlme  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°49′05″N 0°11′54″W / 48.8181°N 0.1983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Moiteaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 201 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61308 /61210 |
| Elevation | 148–251 m (486–823 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. | |
Neuvy-au-Houlme (French pronunciation: [nøvi o ulm] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The inhabitants of Neuvy-au-Houlme are called les Neuviens or les Neuviennes.
Geography
[edit]The commune of Neuvy-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Neuvy-au-Houlme and La Coquerie.
The river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.[4]
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Places of interest
[edit]Neuvy-au-Houlme is the site of the historic Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, and the standardbred farm, Haras du Ribardon.[6]
National heritage sites
[edit]Dolmen des Bignes is a Neolithic dolmen, on the communes border with Habloville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1931.[7]
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Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme
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.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
- ^ "ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels". www.viamichelin.co.uk.
- ^ "En Normandie, le prestigieux haras de la famille du milliardaire Stavros Niarchos en vente". actu.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes à Neuvy-au-Houlme - PA00110875". monumentum.fr.
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