Domfront en Poiraie
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] GeographyThe 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. Population
Points of interestNational heritage sitesThe Commune has eight buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[11]
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Twin towns – sister citiesDomfront en Poiraie is twinned with:[27][28] See alsoReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Domfront en Poiraie.
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