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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France". Ménil-Gondouin · 61210, France.
  4. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Eglise de Ménil-Gondouin". www.office-tourisme-putanges.com.
  6. ^ "Statue (tête) : Vierge couronnée". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
  7. ^ "Domaine de la Cour à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110852". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Logis Saint-Honorine à Ménil-Gondouin - PA00110853". monumentum.fr.