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Neuvy-au-Houlme

Commune in Normandy, France
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Neuvy-au-Houlme is located in France
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Neuvy-au-Houlme is located in Normandy
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Coordinates: 48°49′05′′N 0°11′54′′W / 48.8181°N 0.1983°W / 48.8181; -0.1983
CountryFrance
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality Val d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Moiteaux[1]
Area
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15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
198
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61308 /61210
Elevation148–251 m (486–823 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuvy-au-Houlme (French pronunciation: [nøvioulm] i ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The inhabitants of Neuvy-au-Houlme are called les Neuviens or les Neuviennes.

Geography

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The commune of Neuvy-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Neuvy-au-Houlme and La Coquerie.

The river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.[4]

Neighbouring communes[5]

Places of interest

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Neuvy-au-Houlme is the site of the historic Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, and the standardbred farm, Haras du Ribardon.[6]

National heritage sites

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Dolmen des Bignes is a Neolithic dolmen, on the communes border with Habloville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1931.[7]

See also

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References

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Orne Communes of the Orne department


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