Neuvy-au-Houlme
Neuvy-au-Houlme (French pronunciation: [nøvi o ulm] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The inhabitants of Neuvy-au-Houlme are called les Neuviens or les Neuviennes.
Geography
The commune of Neuvy-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Neuvy-au-Houlme and La Coquerie.
The river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.
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Places of interest
Neuvy-au-Houlme is the site of the historic Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, and the standardbred farm, Haras du Ribardon.
National heritage sites
Dolmen des Bignes is a Neolithic dolmen, on the communes border with Habloville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1931.
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Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
- ^ "ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels". www.viamichelin.co.uk.
- ^ "En Normandie, le prestigieux haras de la famille du milliardaire Stavros Niarchos en vente". actu.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes à Neuvy-au-Houlme - PA00110875". monumentum.fr.
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