Sablons-sur-Huisne (, literally ''Sablons on
Huisne
The Huisne () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department.
The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns: ...
'') is a
commune in the
Canton of Bretoncelles, in the
Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
The arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Orne Departments of France, department in the Normandy Regions of France, region. It has 147 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 8 ...
, 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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. It was established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former communes of
Condeau,
Condé-sur-Huisne (the seat) and
Coulonges-les-Sablons
Coulonges-les-Sablons () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.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, ...
.
*Chapel of Rivray former chapel from the
Middle Ages
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that was registered as a monument in 1975.
*Rivray Feudal mound remains of a feudal mound from the
Middle Ages
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, registered 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 1975.
*Château de Villeray a sixteenth century chateau, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 2002.
Notable People
*
Robert-Jules Garnier
Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72
Selected filmography
* ''Judex'' (1916)
* '' Marquitta'' (1927)
* '' The Crew'' (1928)
* '' Little Devil May Care'' (1928)
* '' Billeting Order'' (1932) ...
- (1883–1958) a French
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
died here.
*
Rhoda Scott - (1938) an American
soul jazz
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organist and singer lives here.
Transport
Condé-sur-Huisne station has rail connections to
Le Mans
Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...
and
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
.
See also
*
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):
References
Communes of Orne
Populated places established in 2016
2016 establishments in France
Perche
Monuments historiques of Orne
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