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Druance
The Druance is a river in northwestern France, flowing through the department of Calvados. It is 31.24 km long. Its source is in Les Monts d'Aunay, and it flows into the river Noireau in the commune of Condé-sur-Noireau and through Suisse Normande. It flows through three other communes, Terres de Druance, Périgny & Pontécoulant all of which are in the area known as Suisse Normande. The surrounding area of the river and its tributeries are a Natura 2000 conservation area, called Bassin de la Druance Bassin de la Druance translated as the Druance Basin is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 5,729 hectares in size. Geography The area is a mixture of shales, Brioverian sandstones then Ordovician sandstones, with which the wet meadows at the .... References {{Reflist Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy Rivers of Calvados (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terres De Druance
Terres de Druance () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Lassy (the seat), Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets. 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, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, La Moissonnière, Gournay, Terres de Druance and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The River Druance and four streams, The Pres Carreaux, The Parcs, The Vaux plus the Cresme are the five watercourses flowing through the commune. Points of Interest National heritage sites Eglise Saint-Vigor de Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets is a fifteenth century Church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1928. See also *Communes of the Calvados d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassin De La Druance
Bassin de la Druance translated as the Druance Basin is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 5,729 hectares in size. Geography The area is a mixture of shales, Brioverian sandstones then Ordovician sandstones, with which the wet meadows at the bottom of the valley, the wooded hillsides and woods at the summit all sit upon. It is spread across 10 different communes all within the Orne department; #Condé-en-Normandie #Cauville # Dialan sur Chaîne #Les Monts d'Aunay #Pontécoulant # Périgny # Souleuvre en Bocage # Terres de Druance #Valdallière # La Villette Some of this protected site is within the area known as Suisse Normande Conservation The conservation area has five species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive; #European bullhead # Bullhead #Brook lamprey #white-clawed crayfish #Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Hucho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Switzerland
Norman Switzerland (; ) is a term for part of Normandy, France, in the border region of the departments Calvados and Orne. Its name comes from its rugged and verdant relief, apparently resembling the Swiss Alps, with gorges carved by the river Orne and its tributaries, and by erosion in the Armorican Massif between Putanges-Pont-Écrepin and Thury-Harcourt. The river has created a generally rugged landscape. Churches, houses and farm buildings have a style closer to what is found across the English Channel in the United Kingdom (i.e., stone buildings with slate roofs), rather than the timber structures of the Pays d'Auge. There are many outdoor tourist activities: canoeing, horse riding, rock climbing, hang gliding, kayaking, paragliding and mountain biking. Geography Suisse Normande is located at the end of the Armorican Massif. In the hills, small, steep fields are often bordered by thick hedges or granite dry stone walls and have dense vegetation. Mont Pinçon, is the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Périgny, Calvados
Périgny () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. 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, Danne, Périgny and Le Bout de Là. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The river La Druance plus The Cresme stream are the only watercourses flowing through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References External links History and stories from Périgny Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing transla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontécoulant
Pontécoulant () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. 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, Launay and Pontécoulant. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The communes single watercourse is the River, La Druance. The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Condé-en-Normandie. Population Points of Interest National heritage sites *Château à Pontécoulant is a seventeenth century Chateau that is open to the public to visit, after its owners in 1908 left it to the department. The chateau was listed as a Monument historique in 1927. Notable People * Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1764 – 1853) a French politician, was count of Pontécoulant. *Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Monts D'Aunay
Les Monts d'Aunay () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Aunay-sur-Odon (the seat), Bauquay, Campandré-Valcongrain, Danvou-la-Ferrière, Ondefontaine, Le Plessis-Grimoult and Roucamps. Geography The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The commune is the source of the River Druance. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Montsdaunay {{Vire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noireau
The Noireau is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados (department), Calvados. It is 43.26 km long. Its source is in Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, and it flows into the river Orne (river), Orne on the border of the communes of Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne and through Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande. Tributaries A list of the major tributaries of the Noireau: *Druance, La Druance *La Vere *La Diane *La Durance References Rivers of France Rivers of Calvados (department) Rivers of Orne {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condé-sur-Noireau
Condé-sur-Noireau () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie. It is situated on the Noireau River. In the fifteenth century, the town was occupied by the English, and belonged to Sir John Fastolf of Caister Castle in Norfolk (1380-1459). It was from here that the Spanish mercenary François de Surienne launched an attack on Fougères in Brittany, which triggered the invasion of English Normandy by Charles VII of France, and the end of the Hundred Years' War. The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. Population International relations The commune is twinned with: * Ross-on-Wye, UK since 1978. * Poggio Rusco, Italy since 2000. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvados (department)
Calvados (, , ) is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the Normandy coast. In 2019, it had a population of 694,905.Populations légales 2019: 14 Calvados , INSEE History Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, in application of the law of 22 December 1789. It had been part of the former province of . The name "Orne-Infér ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The Natura 2000 network covered more than 18% of the European Union's land area and more than 7% of its marine area in 2022. History In May 1992, the governments of the European Communities adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. The Habitats Directive complements the Birds Directive adopted in 1979, and together they make up the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. The Birds Directive requires the establishment of Special Protection Areas for birds. The Habitats Directive similarly requires Sites of Community Importance which upon the agreement of the European Commission become Special Areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Normandy
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
