Craménil Explained
| Craménil |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Argentan |
| Canton: | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Insee: | 61137 |
| Postal Code: | 61220 |
| Mayor: | Jean Onfroy[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Val d'Orne |
| Coordinates: | 48.745°N -0.3769°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 174 |
| Elevation Max M: | 253 |
| Area Km2: | 8.09 |
| Demonym: | Craménilois |
Craménil (in French pronounced as /kʁamenil/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois, Chênesec,La Morinière and Craménil.[2]
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
There are 3 watercourses that run through the commune, the River Rouvre and two streams the Maufy and the Haie.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Four Bridges of the Rouvre a collection of 16-17th Century Toll Bridges, known as the Motte bridge, the Chênesecq bridge, the Neuf bridge and the Raulette bridge.[4] The bridges are the last evidence of 16-17th Century toll bridges and were used up to the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century, when the mills they served closed down.[5] They were registered as a Monument historique in 1993.[4]
- The sharpener of Gargantua Menhir a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1889.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- Web site: Craménil · 61220, France. Craménil · 61220, France.
- Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.
- Web site: Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette. à Craménil - PA00125311. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette.. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- Web site: Menhir dit l'affiloir de Gargantua à Craménil - PA00110789. monumentum.fr.
