Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille
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Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille () 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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Guicharderie, La Barbetière, Le Recouvray, La Trouillère, Les Orgeries, La Porte, La Corbette, Clairefeuille and Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille. Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.


Points of Interest

*Coteau du Mont Chauvel is a 5 hectare site classed as a Sensitive Natural Space of orne. The site is the only place in Normandy to see the very rare bug orchid, in addition to Red-backed shrike and
Northern crested newt The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (''Triturus cristatus'') is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up ...
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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):Saintgermaindeclairefeuille {{Orne-geo-stub