Longny les Villages (, literally ''Longny the Villages'') is a commune in the department of
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.France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of
Natura 2000
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conservation site. The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.
In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare,
Natura 2000
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conservation area, called the
Forêts et étangs du Perche Forêts et étangs du Perche translated as the Forest and ponds of Perche is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 47,681 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is a vast ecocomplex with a strong dominance of forest habitats, but also containing ...
.
Population
Notable buildings and places
*Le coteau de la Bandonnière is a nature reserve on a limestone hillside of the Robioche valley, that is open to the public via footpath all year round.
National heritage sites
The Commune has six buildings and areas 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, ...
.
*Pontgirard Manor is a 17th Century Manor in Monceaux-au-Perche with extensive gardens that was classed as a Monument historique in 1972. The two Hectare Garden is open to the public and part of its display features over 30 types of
euphorbia
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Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, with perhaps the tallest being ''Eu ...
.
*Priory of the Madeleine of Reno is a 13th Century priory in Saint-Victor-de-Réno that was classed as a Monument historique in 1983.
*Castle Fort is the remains of a 13th Century castle in Marchainville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1978. The castle was taken in 1364 by Charles the Bad, until
Philip the Bold
Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and ''jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.
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seized it and made himself master of it.
*Saint-Martin church is a 15th Century church in Longny-au-Perche that was classed as a Monument historique in 1909.
*Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel is a 16th Century chapel in Longny-au-Perche that was classed as a Monument historique in 1909.
*Malétable church is a church built in 1865 in honor of Our Lady of La Salette and was classed as a Monument historique in 1991.
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):