Les Monts d'Andaine
Commune
The church in La Sauvagère
The church in La Sauvagère
Location of Les Monts d'Andaine
Les Monts d'Andaine is located in France
Les Monts d'Andaine
Les Monts d'Andaine
Les Monts d'Andaine is located in Normandy
Les Monts d'Andaine
Les Monts d'Andaine
Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 0°24′58″W / 48.624°N 0.416°W / 48.624; -0.416
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonLa Ferté-Macé
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphan Gravelat[1]
Area
1
38.08 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,735
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61463 /61600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Monts d'Andaine (French pronunciation: [le mɔ̃ dɑ̃dɛn]) 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 Saint-Maurice-du-Désert and La Sauvagère (the seat).[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Serrière, L'Hermangère, Le Domaine, Le Mont Oiselet, La Bêlère, Les Landes and Les Monts-d'Andaine.[4]

It is 3,810 hectares (14.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 256 metres (840 ft).[5]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]

The commune has five watercourses flowing through its borders, la Vee river, The Andainette river, the Rouvrette river, la Petitiere stream and The Laurenciere stream.[5]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[7]

  • Allée couverte de la Bertinière is a Neolithic covered walkway, listed as a monument in 1967.[8]
  • Monts d’Andaine Manor is a 17th centaury manor house listed as a monument in 1981.[9]

Notable People

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 (in French)
  4. 1 2 "Les Monts-d'Andaine · 61600, France". Les Monts-d'Andaine · 61600, France.
  5. 1 2 "Mairie des Monts d'Andaine et sa commune (61600)". Annuaire-Mairie. 26 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  7. ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  8. ↑ "Allée couverte de la Bertinière aux Monts d'Andaine - PA00110941". monumentum.fr.
  9. ↑ "Manoir aux Monts d'Andaine - PA00110931". monumentum.fr.
  10. ↑ "Jean-Pierre Brisset – Encyclopédie Sambuc". www.sambuc-editeur.fr.
  11. ↑ nationale, Assemblée. "Mme Catherine Coutelle - Mandat clos - Vienne (2e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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