commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department in north-western
France
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Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mahey, La Pêcherie and Francheville.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and
Forêt d'Écouves
The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France.
Location and topography
The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of C ...
.
Francheville has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Landrion stream, Etangs stream and the Landelles stream.
See also
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Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire.
Geography
Spanning the departments of Orne, Manch ...