The Communauté de communes Val d'Orne is a federation of municipalities (''
communauté de communes
A (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (intercommunality).
As of 1 J ...
'') 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.[département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...]
'' and in the
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
''
région
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have ...
'' of France. Its seat is
Putanges-le-Lac
Putanges-le-Lac () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Chênedouit, La Forêt-Auvray, La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage, Ménil-Jean, Putan ...
.
Its area is 254.4 km
2, and its population in 2019 was 5,652. It covers some of the Communes that make up the area known as
Suisse Normande.
Composition
The communauté de communes consists of the following 17 communes:
# Bazoches-au-Houlme
# Champcerie
#Craménil
Craménil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois, Chênesec,La Morinière and Cra ...
# Faverolles
# Giel-Courteilles
# Habloville
# Les Yveteaux
# Lignou
# Ménil-Gondouin
# Ménil-Hermei
# Ménil-Vin
# Montreuil-au-Houlme
# Neuvy-au-Houlme
#Putanges-le-Lac
Putanges-le-Lac () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Chênedouit, La Forêt-Auvray, La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage, Ménil-Jean, Putan ...
#Saint-André-de-Briouze
Saint-André-de-Briouze (, literally ''Saint-André of Briouze'') 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, Saint-Denis, Les Rivières,Le ...
# Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
#Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume
Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume 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, La Fégrinière, Le Degré,La Thiboudière, La Guilminière, La Jo ...
References
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1993 establishments in France