Craménil
Craménil (French pronunciation: [kʁamenil] ) 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, Le Bois, Chênesec,La Morinière and Craménil.
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
There are 3 watercourses that run through the commune, the River Rouvre and two streams the Maufy and the Haie.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Four Bridges of the Rouvre a collection of 16-17th Century Toll Bridges, known as the Motte bridge, the Chênesecq bridge, the Neuf bridge and the Raulette bridge. The bridges are the last evidence of 16-17th Century toll bridges and were used up to the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century, when the mills they served closed down. They were registered as a Monument historique in 1993.
- The sharpener of Gargantua Menhir a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1889.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Craménil · 61220, France". Craménil · 61220, France.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette. à Craménil - PA00125311". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Menhir dit l'affiloir de Gargantua à Craménil - PA00110789". monumentum.fr.
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