Nonant-le-Pin
Nonant-le-Pin (French pronunciation: [nɔnɑ̃ lə pɛ̃] ) 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 Butte,La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes and Nonant-le-Pin.
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.
Nonant-le-Pin along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
Nonant-le-Pin has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.
Notable people
- Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.
- Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.
See also
Notable residents
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France". Nonant-le-Pin · 61240, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Charles-Paul Landon (1760-1826)". data.bnf.fr.
- ^ "Auberge Restaurant La Tête au Loup : site touristique du Haras du Pin, circuit de la Dame aux Camélias, Orne, Normandie 61". www.lateteauloup.fr.
- ^ "The Real Traviata: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata". www.roh.org.uk.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nonant-le-Pin.