Ménil-Froger Explained

Ménil-Froger
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:Rai
Insee:61264
Postal Code:61240
Mayor:Isabelle Beaudoin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Coordinates:48.7328°N 0.2703°W
Elevation M:258
Elevation Min M:199
Elevation Max M:288
Area Km2:5.31

Ménil-Froger (in French pronounced as /menil fʁɔɡe/) 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 Brûle,La Croix Fanchon, La Bessière and Ménil-Froger.[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 two rivers, The Dieuge and The Ure flowing through its borders, plus a stream, The Bouillonnay.

Places of interest

National heritage sites

Logis de Ménil-Froger a 15th century manor house that was listed as a Monument historique in 2000.[5]

See also

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: Ménil-Froger · 61240, France. Ménil-Froger · 61240, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description.
  4. Web site: Natura 2000. Chambres d'agriculture de. Normandie. 11 June 2024. normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
  5. Web site: Logis de Ménil-Froger à Ménil-Froger - PA61000024. monumentum.fr.