Avoine, Orne Explained

Avoine
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Magny-le-Désert
Insee:	61020
Postal Code:	61150
Mayor:	Philippe Garnier^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Argentan Intercom
Coordinates:	48.6725°N -0.0944°W
Elevation M:	183
Elevation Min M:	152
Elevation Max M:	214
Area Km2:	9.43

Avoine (in French pronounced as /avwan/) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.^[2]

It is 943ha in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183m (600feet).

Avoine along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[3]

The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Château d'Avoines 17th century chateau listed as a Monument historique in 1979.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain

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: Avoine · 61150, France. Avoine · 61150, France.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Château d'Avoines ou Avoine à Avoine - PA00110736 .