Dompierre, Orne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bigeon[1] |
Area 1 | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61146 /61700 |
| Elevation | 172–257 m (564–843 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dompierre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ] <phonos file="Fr-Paris--Dompierre.ogg"></phonos>) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre.[2]
It is 860 hectares (3.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 225 metres (738 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3] Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site.[4] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.[5]
The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.
Notable buildings and places
[edit | edit source]The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.[6]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730), a music theorist, composer and collector, was born here.[7]
See also
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