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Joué-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [ʒwe dy bwa] ⓘ) 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 Raitière, Le Hamel, La Retourdière, La Brousse, Le Theil, La Vallée, La Fontenelle and Joué-du-Bois.[3]

It is 2,110 hectares (8.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 304 metres (997 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]

The commune has one river, The Gourbe flowing through it, plus two streams, The Noes Morins and the Bois Tesselin.


Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

  • Joué-du-Bois Manor is a 15th century Manor house, declared as a monument in 1991.[5]
  • la Grandière Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.[6]
  • The Wolf Stone Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.[7]
  • The Outres Menhir is a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a monument in 1889.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France". Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France.
  4. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ^ "Manoir à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110989". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Dolmen dit de la Grandière à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110828". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Dolmen dit La pierre aux loups à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110827". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Menhir dit des Outres à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110829". monumentum.fr.


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