Occagnes Explained

Occagnes
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Argentan-1
Insee:	61314
Postal Code:	61200
Mayor:	Karine Bourdelas^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Argentan Intercom
Coordinates:	48.7792°N -0.0714°W
Elevation M:	177
Elevation Min M:	160
Elevation Max M:	244
Area Km2:	15.56

Occagnes (in French pronounced as /ɔkaɲ/) 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, Pommainville, La Petite Rue,Cuy and Occagnes.^[2]

Occagnes 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]

The commune has the River Houay and one of its tributaries the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot running through it.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

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

• Château de Cuy a 17th Century Chateau in Occagnes registered as a Monument historique in 1936.^[4]
• Church of Cuy is an 11th Century Church that is an example of the first Romanesque art.^[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. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Occagnes · 61200, France. Occagnes · 61200, France.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Château de Cuy à Occagnes - PA00110878. monumentum.fr.
5. Web site: Eglise de Cuy à Occagnes - PA00110879. monumentum.fr.