Médavy (French pronunciation: [medavi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.[3]

Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire.[4]


Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

  • Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.[5]
  • Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.[6]

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Médavy · 61570, France". Médavy · 61570, France.
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  5. ^ "Château à Médavy - PA00110850". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Prieuré Notre-Dame-du-Repos à Médavy - PA00110976". monumentum.fr.