Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn] ⓘ, literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne.[4]

The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre. [5][6][7] The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois.


People linked with the commune

  • Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here.[8]

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. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Rouvre (I23-0400)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Noireau (I24-0400)".
  8. ^ "Pierre Cally (1630-1709)". data.bnf.fr.