Aubry-le-Panthou explained

Aubry-le-Panthou
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Vimoutiers
Insee:	61010
Postal Code:	61120
Mayor:	Jean-Claude Laigre^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Vallées Auge Merlerault
Coordinates:	48.8514°N 0.2336°W
Elevation M:	172
Elevation Min M:	133
Elevation Max M:	256
Area Km2:	6.85

Aubry-le-Panthou (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune along with another 11 communes is part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.^[2]

The River Vie runs through the commune in addition to two streams, the Val Roger & the Mont-Ormel.

Points of Interest

• Coteau des Champs-Genêts is a 29 hectare Sensitive Natural Space of Orne.^[3] The reserve features the following fauna and flora Camargue horses, Boloria dia, Adonis blue, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Dactylorhiza viridis and Gentiana cruciata.^[4]
• Vajradhara-Ling is a Buddhist centre based in the commune since 1982.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description.
3. Web site: Espaces Naturels Sensibles de l’Orne | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie. cen-normandie.fr.
4. Web site: COTEAU DES CHAMPS GENETS | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie. cen-normandie.fr.
5. Web site: Aubry-le-Panthou. Trente-cinq ans de méditation bouddhiste [VIDEO]]. 2 June 2017. Ouest-France.fr.