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 north-western
France
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.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Commeaux and Brévaux.
The commune is within the area known as the
Plaine d'Argentan The Plain d'Argentan (or Argentan Plain) is a natural region located in the center-north of the Orne department in Normandy, France. It is a cereal-growing plain surrounding the north, west, and south of the town of Argentan. The plain is bordered t ...
, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.
Commeaux along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,
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, respectiv ...
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 ...
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The commune has the river Houay running through it, which is tributray to the River
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.manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
located in Commeaux that was listed as a
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 collection of buildings, ...
in 1963.
See also
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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):