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'''Domfront en Poiraie''' ({{IPA |
'''Domfront en Poiraie''' ({{IPA|fr|dɔ̃fʁɔ̃ ɑ̃ pwaʁɛ}}, literally ''Domfront in Pear Orchard'') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Orne]], northwestern [[France]]. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of [[Domfront, Orne|Domfront]] (the seat), [[La Haute-Chapelle]] and [[Rouellé]].<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/21/INTB1532157A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 21 December 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Its seat, Domfront, is classed as a [[Petites Cités de Caractère]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/domfront-en-poiraie_61145/tourisme-domfront-a-decroche-le-label-petite-cite-de-caractere_1641384.html|title=(Tourisme) Domfront a décroché le label Petite cité de caractère|date=27 December 2015|website=actu.fr}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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It is {{convert|6550|ha|sqmi|1}} in size. The highest point in the commune is {{convert|187|m|ft}}. |
It is {{convert|6550|ha|sqmi|1}} in size. The highest point in the commune is {{convert|187|m|ft}}. |
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The commune is within the [[Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park]].<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/upload/document/rapportcharte_020621_web_BD.pdf|title=rapport de charte|website=parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/}}</ref> |
The commune is within the [[Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park]].<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/upload/document/rapportcharte_020621_web_BD.pdf|title=rapport de charte|website=parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/}}</ref> Domfront en Poiraie along with the communes of [[Perrou]], [[Les Monts d'Andaine]], [[Juvigny Val d'Andaine]], [[Dompierre, Orne|Dompierre]] and [[Champsecret]] shares part of the [[Bassin de l'Andainette]] a [[Natura 2000]] conservation site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500119|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description}}</ref> The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the [[Cottus perifretum|Bullhead]], [[Brook lamprey]] and [[Austropotamobius pallipes|white-clawed crayfish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.donnees.normandie.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/pdf/N2000/FR2500119f.pdf |title=Bassin de l’Andainette| website=Ministère de la Transition écologique}}</ref> |
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Domfront en Poiraie also shares another Natura 2000 protected area, [[Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour]], which it shares with two other communes [[Lonlay-l'Abbaye]] and [[Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500076|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500076 - Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour - Description}}</ref> |
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*'''Church of Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau''' an eleventh century church, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1840.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110792/domfront-en-poiraie-eglise-notre-dame-sur-leau-ou-notre-dame-sous-leau|title=Eglise Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau ou Notre-Dame-sous-l'Eau à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110792|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
*'''Church of Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau''' an eleventh century church, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1840.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110792/domfront-en-poiraie-eglise-notre-dame-sur-leau-ou-notre-dame-sous-leau|title=Eglise Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau ou Notre-Dame-sous-l'Eau à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110792|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
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*'''Saint-Julien Church''' a twentieth century church, decorated internally by [[Jean Gaudin (glass artist)|Jean Gaudin]], it was registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00125312/domfront-en-poiraie-eglise-saint-julien|title=Eglise Saint-Julien à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00125312|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
*'''Saint-Julien Church''' a twentieth century church, decorated internally by [[Jean Gaudin (glass artist)|Jean Gaudin]], it was registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00125312/domfront-en-poiraie-eglise-saint-julien|title=Eglise Saint-Julien à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00125312|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
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*'''City walls of Domfront''', the walls were first constructed in 1014 by [[William of Bellême]], and later improved on by [[Robert II, Count of Artois]] who added 24 enclosure towers.<ref name="mh2">{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110793/domfront-en-poiraie-enceinte-de-la-ville|title=Enceinte de la ville à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110793|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref>Today there are 14 remaining towers.<ref name="mh2"/> The walls were registered as a monument in 1929.<ref name="mh2"/> |
*'''City walls of Domfront''', the walls were first constructed in 1014 by [[William of Bellême]], and later improved on by [[Robert II, Count of Artois]] who added 24 enclosure towers.<ref name="mh2">{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110793/domfront-en-poiraie-enceinte-de-la-ville|title=Enceinte de la ville à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110793|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> Today there are 14 remaining towers.<ref name="mh2"/> The walls were registered as a monument in 1929.<ref name="mh2"/> |
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*'''Lyvonnières Manor''' a seventeenth century manor house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000038/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-lyvonnieres|title=Manoir de Lyvonnières à Domfront en Poiraie - PA61000038|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
*'''Lyvonnières Manor''' a seventeenth century manor house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000038/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-lyvonnieres|title=Manoir de Lyvonnières à Domfront en Poiraie - PA61000038|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
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*'''Manoir de la Guyardière''' a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00111000/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-la-guyardiere|title=Manoir de la Guyardière à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00111000|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
*'''Manoir de la Guyardière''' a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00111000/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-la-guyardiere|title=Manoir de la Guyardière à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00111000|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
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*'''Sausserie Manor''' a fourteenth century fortified house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110821/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-la-sausserie|title=Manoir de la Sausserie à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110821|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
*'''Sausserie Manor''' a fourteenth century fortified house, registered as a [[Monument historique]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110821/domfront-en-poiraie-manoir-de-la-sausserie|title=Manoir de la Sausserie à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110821|website=monumentum.fr}}</ref> |
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*Hippodrome de la Croix des Landes - Is a Race course that every has [[Harness racing]] in the last Sunday of every July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letrot.com/hippodromes/domfront/6105|title=Hippodrome de la Croix des Landes | LETROT|website=www.letrot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ornetourisme.com/visites-loisirs/hippodrome-de-domfront/|title=Hippodrome de Domfront - Hippodrome - DOMFRONT EN POIRAIE|website=Orne Tourisme}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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*[[Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile]] - ({{circa|1161}} – 1214), [[List of Castilian royal consorts|Queen of Castile]] and [[Kingdom of Toledo|Toledo]] as wife of [[Alfonso VIII of Castile]], was born here.{{CN|date=May 2024}} |
*[[Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile]] - ({{circa|1161}} – 1214), [[List of Castilian royal consorts|Queen of Castile]] and [[Kingdom of Toledo|Toledo]] as wife of [[Alfonso VIII of Castile]], was born here.{{CN|date=May 2024}} |
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*[[Claude Duval]] - (1643 - 1670) a French [[highwayman]] in [[Restoration (England)|Restoration England]], was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/claude-duval-great-european-lives/|title=Claude Duval: The archetypal dandy highwayman and embodiment of the English Restoration|first=Charlie|last=Connelly|date=20 January 2022|website=The New European}}</ref> |
*[[Claude Duval]] - (1643 - 1670) a French [[highwayman]] in [[Restoration (England)|Restoration England]], was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/claude-duval-great-european-lives/|title=Claude Duval: The archetypal dandy highwayman and embodiment of the English Restoration|first=Charlie|last=Connelly|date=20 January 2022|website=The New European}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 22 December 2024
Domfront en Poiraie | |
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 The town hall of Domfront | |
Location of Domfront en Poiraie  | |
  Domfront en Poiraie  Domfront en Poiraie | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′38″N 0°39′00″W / 48.594°N 0.650°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront en Poiraie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Soul[1] |
Area 1 | 65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,131 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61145 /61700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Domfront en Poiraie (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃fʁɔ̃ ɑ̃ pwaʁɛ], literally Domfront in Pear Orchard) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Domfront (the seat), La Haute-Chapelle and Rouellé.[3] Its seat, Domfront, is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[4]
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Châtellier, Buais, La Guerdais, Rouellé, L'Hargrinière, La Pichellerie, La Croix Pavée, Saint-Front, Collière and Domfront.[5]
It is 6,550 hectares (25.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6] Domfront en Poiraie along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Dompierre and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site.[7] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.[8]
Domfront en Poiraie also shares another Natura 2000 protected area, Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour, which it shares with two other communes Lonlay-l'Abbaye and Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley.[9]
The Andainette, The Varenne, The Egrenne and The Sonce are the four rivers, flowing through this commune.
Neighbouring communes[5] | |
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,936 | — |
| 1975 | 5,169 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 5,291 | +0.33% |
| 1990 | 5,202 | −0.21% |
| 1999 | 5,085 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 4,761 | −0.82% |
| 2012 | 4,571 | −0.81% |
| 2017 | 4,243 | −1.48% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has eight buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[11]
- Château de Domfront are the remains of a castle which was first constructed in the 11th century, which was registered as a monument in 1875.[12] The castle was the birthplace of Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.<[citation needed]
- Church of Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau an eleventh century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1840.[13]
- Saint-Julien Church a twentieth century church, decorated internally by Jean Gaudin, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1993.[14]
- City walls of Domfront, the walls were first constructed in 1014 by William of Bellême, and later improved on by Robert II, Count of Artois who added 24 enclosure towers.[15] Today there are 14 remaining towers.[15] The walls were registered as a monument in 1929.[15]
- Lyvonnières Manor a seventeenth century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 2005.[16]
- Manoir de la Guyardière a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.[17]
- Manoir de la Palue a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 2004.[18]
- Sausserie Manor a fourteenth century fortified house, registered as a Monument historique in 1955.[19]
Sport
[edit]- Hippodrome de la Croix des Landes - Is a Race course that every has Harness racing in the last Sunday of every July.[20][21]
Notable people
[edit]- Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile - (c. 1161 – 1214), Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile, was born here.[citation needed]
- Claude Duval - (1643 - 1670) a French highwayman in Restoration England, was born here.[22]
- Émile Deshayes de Marcère - (1828 – 1918) a French politician, was born here.[23]
- Auguste Chevalier - (1873 – 1956) a French botanist, taxonomist, and explorer of tropical Africa was born here, and later buried here at the Croix des Landes cemetery.[24][25]
- Gabriel Bablon - (1905 - 1956) a French army officer and Compagnon de la Libération was born here.[26]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Domfront en Poiraie is twinned with:[27][28]
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Domfront en Poiraie.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "(Tourisme) Domfront a décroché le label Petite cité de caractère". actu.fr. 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Domfront en Poiraie · 61700, France". Domfront en Poiraie · 61700, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description".
- ^ "Bassin de l'Andainette" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500076 - Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110791". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau ou Notre-Dame-sous-l'Eau à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110792". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Julien à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00125312". monumentum.fr.
- ^ a b c "Enceinte de la ville à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110793". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Lyvonnières à Domfront en Poiraie - PA61000038". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Guyardière à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00111000". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Palue à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110794". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Sausserie à Domfront en Poiraie - PA00110821". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Hippodrome de la Croix des Landes | LETROT". www.letrot.com.
- ^ "Hippodrome de Domfront - Hippodrome - DOMFRONT EN POIRAIE". Orne Tourisme.
- ^ Connelly, Charlie (20 January 2022). "Claude Duval: The archetypal dandy highwayman and embodiment of the English Restoration". The New European.
- ^ "Emile Deshayes de Marcère - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
- ^ "Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste (1873-1956) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "Gabriel BABLON". Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération.
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
- ^ "A Domfront, la passion du vélo a consolidé leur amour". actu.fr. 9 February 2023.
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