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Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Barbotière,Cingal, La Pouplière, Les Petits Champs,La Soubinière,La Ferté, Le Châtellier, La Forgé Martin, La Rivière, La Pérée, La Bernottière, La Grésillière, Laubenière and Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne.^[5]

The only watercourse to run through the commune is the River Vere.

Notable buildings and places

Renaissance Garden of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a 5000m2 garden built around the ruins of the Manoir de la Boisnerie and is open to the public.^[7] The garden is classed as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.^[8]

National heritage sites

Château de Saint-Sauveur is a 16th Century Chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 2009.^[9]

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  Sainte-Honorine Church in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
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  Saint Honorine Church

Notable People

• Guy Lefèvre de la Boderie a 16th century French Orientalist, Bible scholar and poet was born here.^[10]
• Guillaume Martin is a French professional cyclist who has competed in all 3 Grand tours, winning the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España grew up here as a child and continues to have a presence here.^[11][12][13]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References