Sévigny, Orne Explained

Sévigny
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Argentan-1
Insee:	61472
Postal Code:	61200
Mayor:	Brigitte Gasseau^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Coordinates:	48.7817°N -0.0156°W
Elevation M:	216
Elevation Min M:	164
Elevation Max M:	232
Area Km2:	7.67

Sévigny (pronounced as /fr/) 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, Les Buttes, Le Tellier and Sévigny.^[2]

Sévigny along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[3]

The Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot is the only watercourse in the Commune.

Notable buildings and places

• Haras du Petit Tellier, one of the oldest thoroughbred horse breeding farms in France is based in the Commune.^[4]

National heritage sites

• The New House Tilery, built in 1812 and expanded in 1854, this building was operational up until 1900. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1995.^[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: Sévigny · 61200, France. Sévigny · 61200, France.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Fiche établissement HARAS DU PETIT TELLIER - France sire. www.france-sire.com.
5. Web site: Tuilerie de la Maison Neuve à Sévigny - PA00135531. monumentum.fr.