Médavy Explained

Médavy
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Alençon
Canton:	Sées
Insee:	61256
Postal Code:	61570
Mayor:	Vincent Six^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Sources de l'Orne
Coordinates:	48.6783°N 0.0906°W
Elevation M:	170
Elevation Min M:	158
Elevation Max M:	192
Area Km2:	4.34

Médavy (in French pronounced as /medavi/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.^[2]

Médavy 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]

Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.^[4]
• Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.^[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. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: Médavy · 61570, France. Médavy · 61570, France.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Château à Médavy - PA00110850. monumentum.fr.
5. Web site: Prieuré Notre-Dame-du-Repos à Médavy - PA00110976. monumentum.fr.