Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɛm]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bergerie, La Farinière and Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes.[3]
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[4] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[5]
The commune has one river, the Vie and a single stream, the Douy running through its borders.
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Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Chateau Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes an 18th century chateau that was classified as a Monument historique in 2010.[6] The artist Edgar Degas was invited to stay at the Chateau in 1859 and had a workshop built for him to work in.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France". Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- ^ Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (11 June 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
- ^ "Domaine du château à Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes - PA61000059". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Le château en vente pour 7 millions d'euros". Ouest-France.fr. 23 February 2013.
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