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Mauves-sur-Huisne (, literally ''Mauves on
Huisne The Huisne () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department. The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns: ...
'') is a
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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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.


Points of interest


National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Bridge in Mauves-sur-Huisne the bridge was built between 1610-11, it was registered as a monument in 1939. *Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.


Notable People

* Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle - (1742 - 1807) a Saint Dominican writer of
French literature French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than F ...
and translator, who died here.


See also

*
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):Mauvessurhuisne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub