Mahéru () is a
commune in the
Orne department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in north-western
France.
Geography
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
protected area of
Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.
In addition the commune along with another 32 communes is part of another Natura 2000 conservation area, called the
Haute vallée de la Sarthe Haute Vallée de la Sarthe translated as the Upper Sarthe VAlley is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 3,503 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is an Alluvial plain in a valley that commonly floods in winter. It is mainly consisted of spars ...
.
See also
*
Communes of the Orne department
References
Communes of Orne
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