| Le Pin-au-Haras | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Argentan |
| Canton: | Argentan-2 |
| Insee: | 61328 |
| Postal Code: | 61310 |
| Mayor: | Christophe Beucher[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Argentan Intercom |
| Coordinates: | 48.7456°N 0.1428°W |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Elevation Min M: | 140 |
| Elevation Max M: | 248 |
| Area Km2: | 8.66 |
Le Pin-au-Haras (in French pronounced as /lə pɛ̃ o aʁa/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Lune, La Gautellerie, Courgeron, La Hamelinière, La Frênaie, Le Haras du Pin and Le Pin-au-Haras.[2]
The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3] The site is 21,541 hectares in size and consists of a well-preserved wooded landscape that hosts three protected beetles, the European stag beetle, the great capricorn beetle and the Hermit Beetle.[4]
The commune has the River Ure running through it and five streams, the Etang des Genets, Etangs de Chagny, Chedouit, Pont de Barges & the Courgeron.
The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Gouffern en Auge.[2]
Le Pin-au-Haras's Climate is classed as a temperate oceanic climate according to the Köppen–Geiger climate classification.[5]
Haras national du Pin is the national and oldest Stud farm of France, and considered the Versailles for horses.[6] It was created by Louis XIV and built in the 1700's.[7] It is now a tourist attraction and was listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[8]