Vieux-Pont | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Argentan |
Canton: | Magny-le-Désert |
Insee: | 61503 |
Postal Code: | 61150 |
Mayor: | Daniel Berrier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
Coordinates: | 48.6514°N -0.1436°W |
Elevation M: | 185 |
Elevation Min M: | 169 |
Elevation Max M: | 228 |
Area Km2: | 9.67 |
Vieux-Pont (pronounced as /fr/) 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 Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont.[2]
Vieux-Pont 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]
It is 970ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 186m (610feet).
The river Udon along with three streams, the Rouvray, la Harliere and the Moulin de Besnard are the four watercourses that traverse the commune.
Manor known as Le Désert a 17th century Manor house, used for meetings by the Chouannerie during the French Revolution, was classified as a Monument historique in 1995.[4]