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.

Neuvy-au-Houlme
Commune
The church in Neuvy-au-Houlme
Location of Neuvy-au-Houlme
Neuvy-au-Houlme
Neuvy-au-Houlme
Coordinates: 48°49′05″N 0°11′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityVal d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Moiteaux[1]
Area
1
15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
201
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61308 /61210
Elevation148–251 m (486–823 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune of Neuvy-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

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.[4]

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.[6]

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.[7]

  • 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Map of Suiss 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.
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