Dompierre, Orne
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre.
It is 860 hectares (3.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 225 metres (738 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.
The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.
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Notable buildings and places
The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.
Notable people
- Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730), a music theorist, composer and collector, was born here.
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.
- ^ "Dompierre · 61700, France". Dompierre · 61700, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description".
- ^ "Bassin de l'Andainette" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ^ "Première saison à la Maison du fer à Dompierre". Ouest-France.fr. 2 May 2012.
- ^ Arnold, Denis; Cochrane, Lalage (1 January 2011). The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7 – via www.oxfordreference.com.
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