Lignou () is a
commune in the
Orne department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in north-western
France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bisson, L'Abbaye and Lignou.
The commune has one river running through it, The
Rouvre and 4 streams, the Lange, Roussieres, Fief Benoit & the Arthan.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
*Château de Lignou a 16th Century Chateau in Lignou registered as a
Monument historique
''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 coll ...
in 1973.
File:Château de Lignou (2).jpg, Château de Lignou
File:Église Saint-Martin de Lignou. Vue nord-ouest.jpg, Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Orne department
References
Communes of Orne
Monuments historiques of Orne
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