Passais Villages
Passais Villages (French pronunciation: [pasɛ vilaʒ]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of L'Épinay-le-Comte, Passais (the seat) and Saint-Siméon.
Points of interest
- Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais is the attic of the l'Oratoire de Passais chapel, which is listed as a Natura 2000 conservation site. The chapel roof contains a nest of Greater mouse-eared bats, which are listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive.
National heritage sites
The commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Devil's Table Dolmen a Neolithic dolmen, it was registered as a monument in 1973.
- L'Épinay-le-Comte Manor a twelfth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1940.
- Manoir de la Guerinière a fifteenth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.
- Menhir du Perron a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a Monument historique in 1926.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Passais Villages.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502011 - Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais - Description".
- ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit la Table au Diable à Passais Villages - PA00110882". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir à Passais Villages - PA00110800". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Guerinière à Passais Villages - PA00110883". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Menhir du Perron à Passais Villages - PA00110884". monumentum.fr.
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