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Commune in Normandy, France
Neuvy-au-Houlme
Commune
The church in Neuvy-au-HoulmeThe church in Neuvy-au-Houlme
Location of Neuvy-au-Houlme
Neuvy-au-Houlme is located in FranceNeuvy-au-HoulmeNeuvy-au-HoulmeShow map of FranceNeuvy-au-Houlme is located in NormandyNeuvy-au-HoulmeNeuvy-au-HoulmeShow map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°49′05″N 0°11′54″W / 48.8181°N 0.1983°W / 48.8181; -0.1983
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityVal d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Moiteaux
Area15.62 km (6.03 sq mi)
Population198
 • Density13/km (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code61308 /61210
Elevation148–251 m (486–823 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Neighbouring communes
Cordey La Hoguette
Bazoches-au-Houlme Neuvy-au-Houlme Rônai
Champcerie Habloville

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.

  • Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
  5. "ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels". www.viamichelin.co.uk.
  6. "En Normandie, le prestigieux haras de la famille du milliardaire Stavros Niarchos en vente". actu.fr.
  7. "Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes à Neuvy-au-Houlme - PA00110875". monumentum.fr.
Orne Communes of the Orne department


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