Dompierre, Orne Explained

Dompierre
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Argentan
Canton:La Ferté-Macé
Insee:61146
Postal Code:61700
Mayor:Daniel Bigeon[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Flers Agglo
Coordinates:48.6331°N -0.5508°W
Elevation M:220
Elevation Min M:172
Elevation Max M:257
Area Km2:8.56

Dompierre (in French pronounced as /dɔ̃pjɛʁ/) 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 Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre.[2]

It is 860ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 225m (738feet).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret is part of the BASSIN DE L'ANDAINETTE a Natura 2000 conservation site.[3] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.[4]

The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.

Notable buildings and places

The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.[5]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Dompierre · 61700, France. Dompierre · 61700, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description.
  4. Web site: Bassin de l’Andainette. Ministère de la Transition écologique.
  5. Web site: Première saison à la Maison du fer à Dompierre. 2 May 2012. Ouest-France.fr.
  6. Book: The Oxford Companion to Music. Denis. Arnold. Lalage. Cochrane. 1 January 2011. Oxford University Press. www.oxfordreference.com. 10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001. 978-0-19-957903-7 .