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Médavy () is a
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
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Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy. Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire.


Notable buildings and places


National heritage sites

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. *Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.


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):Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub