Vimoutiers
Vimoutiers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Monceaux, ''Ferme de Cutesson, La Hunière, Le Vitou, Le Pont Percé, La Fauvetière and Vimoutiers. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of Vimoutiers has two rivers running through it the Vie and the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Roche, Souze, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Champeaux. Land distribution The 2018 Coordination of Information on the Environment, CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 85% () is Meadow, Meadows. The rest of the land is urbanised at 8%, with the last 6% spread almost equally at 3% each between Arable land and industrial or commercial areas. History In 1040 while besieg ...
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Tiger I
The Tiger I () was a Nazi Germany, German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in North African Campaign, Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent German heavy tank battalion, heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army (1935–1945), German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted the 8.8 cm KwK 36, KwK 36 gun (derived from the 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 8.8 cm Flak 36, the famous "eighty-eight" feared by Allied troops). 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944. After August 1944, production of the Tiger I was phased out in favour of the Tiger II. While the Tiger I has been called an outstanding design for its time, it has also been criticized for being overengineering, overengineered, and for using expensive materials and labour-intensive production methods. In the early period, the Tiger was prone to certain types of track failures and breakdowns. It was expensive to maintain, but generally mec ...
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Van Wert, Ohio
Van Wert is a city in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in northwestern Ohio approximately southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo and southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The population was 11,092 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Van Wert micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH Combined Statistical Area, Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta combined statistical area. Van Wert is List of Ohio county name etymologies, named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of Major John André in the American Revolutionary War. A center of peony cultivation, Van Wert has hosted the annual Van Wert Peony Festival on and off since 1902. Van Wert is home to the first county library in the United States, the Brumback Library. History Van Wert was surveyed in 1824 by Captain James Riley (captain), James Riley, who was contracted by the government to survey lands p ...
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Alan III, Duke Of Brittany
Alan III of Rennes (c. 997 – 1 October 1040) ( French: ''Alain III de Bretagne'') was Count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, by right of succession from 1008 to his death. Life Alan was the son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band II (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Germany, 1984) Tafel 75 Alan succeeded his father as Duke of Brittany in 1008. Because he was still a minor at his father's death, his mother acted as regent of Brittany while her brother Richard II, Duke of Normandy assumed guardianship over Brittany. Marriage In 1018 Alan married Bertha of Blois, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and his second wife Ermengarde of Auvergne. Norman suzerainty When Richard III, Duke of Normandy died in August 1026, his brother Robert I succeeded him. Alan apparently took advantage of the resulting turmoil to break free of Norman suzerainty. In th ...
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Guerquesalles
Guerquesalles () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Malvoue and Guerquesalles. The commune has two rivers running through it the Vie & the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, the Fontaine de la Roche, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Valame. Notable buildings and places **Coteau du Champ-du-Noyer is a 1.36 hectare site is a protected area created in 2019 as part of the Natura 2000 initiative. National heritage sites *Cocardière Manor is a 16th century manor house, classified as a Monument historique in 1929. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Louis Tillaye
Louis Charles Tillaye (31 May 1847 – 7 May 1913) was a French politician of the Third French Republic The French Third Republic (, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France duri .... He was Minister of Public works (28 June – 17 September 1898) in the government of Henri Brisson. He was also a senator for Calvados from 1895 to 1913. Sources * 1847 births 1913 deaths People from Vimoutiers Government ministers of France French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Calvados (department) {{Calvados-politician-stub ...
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Crouttes
Crouttes () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune has one river, the Monne and six streams, the Crouttes, the Chateau, the Redoutiere, the Moulin Neuf, the Champeaux & the Bois du Four running through its borders. Notable buildings and places The old Saint-Michel priory is an ancient Priory dating back to the 13th century with significant additions made to it over the next 200 years. It is now listed as a Monument historique Notable People * Marie Harel (1761 - 1844) the inventor of Camembert cheese, was born here. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Camembert, Orne
Camembert () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the place where camembert cheese originated. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge. One river, the Viette, and four streams (the Fontaine de la Motte, Besion, the Moulin Neuf, and the Costillets) run through the commune. History The village is most noted for the early development of camembert cheese by Marie Harel in 1791. Notable buildings and places *Maison Du Camembert a museum telling how the story of the history of the cheese and how it is produced. The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese. *Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel. *President Farm another museum about camembert that is linked to the dairy brand, Président. File:Camembert Eglise.JPG, Camembert church Population Notable Associations * Marie Harel (1761–1844) was the inventor of Camembert cheese, lived and worked in the village. * Lutteur B a horse fro ...
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Ticheville
Ticheville () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bocage and Ticheville. The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame. Climate Ticheville benefits from an oceanic climate with mild winters and temperate summers. Places of interest Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962. National heritage sites Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994. File:Chapelle du prieuré.jpg, Priory Chapelle File:Église Saint-Pierre de Ticheville (2).jpg, Saint-Pierre Church in Tichev ...
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Marie Harel
Marie Harel (born Marie Catherine Fontaine; April 28, 1761 – November 9, 1844) was a French cheesemaker, who, along with Abbot , invented Camembert cheese, according to local legend. Personal life The sources show profound disagreements on the facts of Harel's biography, including different dates of birth and death. For example, the tombstone in Camembert states, "Marie Harel, 1791-1845 / Elle inventa le Camembert". It is possible that the sources confuse two Maries, a mother and a daughter, that were both notable cheesemakers. Harel née Fontaine grew up in Camembert, a commune included in the Normandy region, which was an area that consisted of a rural village that, at the time, specialized in agriculture because of the fertile nearby fields and orchards. Harel married Jacques Harel on May 10, 1785 and later had a daughter, whose husband—Victor Paynel—passed the cheese onto Napoleon III. Introduction of Camembert Harel’s family had been long known for their cheesemaki ...
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Paul Bunel
Paul Bunel (Jan 21,1882 - Oct 20,1918) was a Norman photographer. Born in La Ferté Fresnel, France Bunel settled in Vimoutiers from where he traversed the Pays d'Auge in Lower Normandy, France, to photograph villages, people and Norman costumes of the beginning of the 20th century. From his photographs, he made postcard A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare. In some places, one can send a postcard f ...s that become a testimony of the past. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bunel, Paul French postcard artists 19th-century French photographers 20th-century French photographers 1882 births 1918 deaths French military personnel killed in World War I ...
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Pontchardon
Pontchardon () is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy, north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Canapville, Orne
Canapville () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. Points of Interest *Prairie humide de Canapville-Roger Brun is a nature reserve created in 1982 and named after a local naturalist who is now deceased. The reserve features a rare plant to Normandy the Aconitum napellus. *Coteau de la Cour Cucu is a Sensitive Natural Space of Orne, 2 hectares in size. Its flagship species of protection are Neotinea ustulata, Dactylorhiza viridis and the Marsh fritillary. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):