Belfonds () is a commune in the

Orne Orne (; 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 northwestern

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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Guichaumont, Le Haut Condé, Condé-le-Butor, Le Roussillon, La Fosse, La Philippière, La Perrière, Saint-Clair, Haussepied, Les Petites Bruyères and Belfonds. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . Belfonds along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,

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conservation area, called the

Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents translated as the Upper Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 20,593 hectares in size. The site is managed by CPIE Collines normandes. Geography The area is focused on the sou ...

. Belfonds has a total of seven water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, La Senneviere and La Thouane. The other four watercourses are all streams, The Ponts Besnard, The Renardieres, The Iles & the Viverel.

Population

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a

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. *Cléray Manor a sixteenth century manor house, that was listed as a monument in 2016. *Saint-Latuin Chapel is the former church, of Cléray whose commune was abolished in 1802. It is believed that Latuinus, first bishop of

Sées Sées () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is classed as a Petite Cité de Caractère. Geography The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of It lies on the river Orne fr ...

took refuge here to escape the hatred of the wife of the governor of Sées, jealous of his miracles. The bishop stopped at the edge of a fountain and built a cell and an oratory. The fountain is believed to have healing powers and on the last Sunday of June each year a pilgrimage is taken from the center of Belfonds. File:Église Saint-Latuin de Belfonds (Cléray).jpg, Church of Saint-Latuin File:Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Belfonds (2).jpg, Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption File:Chapelle Saint-Clair de Belfonds (Saint-Clair).jpg, Chapel of Saint-Clair

References

Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne Christian pilgrimages {{Alençon-geo-stub

Geography

Population

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

See also

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