Ménil-Gondouin
Ménil-Gondouin (French pronunciation: [menil ɡɔ̃dwɛ̃] ) 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, La Coconière, La Haute Bruyèreand Ménil-Gondouin.
The commune is part of area known as Suisse Normande.
Menil-Gondouin only has one watercourse running through it, the Ruisseau de Vienne.
Notable buildings and places
The living and talking church of Ménil-Gondouin
Saint-Vigor du Ménil-Gondouin church is a nineteenth century church that has been covered in statues and dozens of inscriptions by a single person, the parish priest Victor Paysant (1841-1921).
The church contains the head of a statue, of the Crowned Virgin, that is dating back to the 14th/15th Century and was listed as a Monument historique in 1984.
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One of the statues of the Church
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Churches Pulpit
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Victor Paysant
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 other buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Domain of the Court a set of remains of an old 16th century Chateau that belonged to Antoine de Turgot, that was listed as a Monument historique in 1983.
- Logis Saint-Honorine an 18th Century chateau with outbuildings dating back to the 15th century, listed as Monument Historique in 1975
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France". Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Eglise de Ménil-Gondouin". www.office-tourisme-putanges.com.
- ^ "Statue (tête) : Vierge couronnée". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Domaine de la Cour à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110852". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Logis Saint-Honorine à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110853". monumentum.fr.
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