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
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in north-western
France
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.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Barbotière,Cingal, La Pouplière, Les Petits Champs,La Soubinière,La Ferté, Le Châtellier, La Forgé Martin, La Rivière, La Pérée, La Bernottière, La Grésillière, Laubenière and Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne.
The only watercourse to run through the commune is the River Vere.
Notable buildings and places
Renaissance Garden of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a 5000m2 garden built around the ruins of the Manoir de la Boisnerie and is open to the public. The garden is classed as a Jardins remarquables by the
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and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.
National heritage sites
Château de Saint-Sauveur is a 16th Century Chateau that was classed as a
Monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
in 2009.
File:Église Sainte-Honorine de Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne. Vue sud-est.jpg, Sainte-Honorine Church in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
File:FranceNormandieSainteHonorineLaChardonneEglise.jpg, Saint Honorine Church
Guillaume Martin
Guillaume Martin (born 9 June 1993) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. While not necessarily considered a pre-race favourite for overall victory i ...
is a French professional cyclist who has competed in all 3
Grand tours
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, winning the
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España
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grew up here as a child and continues to have a presence here.