Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne

Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

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The town hall in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
The town hall in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Location of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Map
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is located in France
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is located in Normandy
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 0°29′04″W / 48.8247°N 0.4844°W / 48.8247; -0.4844
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Le Secq[1]
Area
1
14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
687
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61407 /61430
Elevation78–251 m (256–823 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Barbotière,Cingal, La Pouplière, Les Petits Champs,La Soubinière,La Ferté, Le Châtellier, La Forgé Martin, La Rivière, La Pérée, La Bernottière, La Grésillière, Laubenière and Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne.[5]

The only watercourse to run through the commune is the River Vere.

Notable buildings and places edit

Renaissance Garden of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a 5000m2 garden built around the ruins of the Manoir de la Boisnerie and is open to the public.[7] The garden is classed as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[8]

National heritage sites edit

Château de Saint-Sauveur is a 16th Centaury Chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 2009.[9]

Notable People edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne (61407) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne · 61430, France". Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne · 61430, France.
  6. ^ "Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne · 61430, France". Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne · 61430, France.
  7. ^ "Dix ans de travail récompensés au jardin Renaissance de Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne". Ouest-France.fr. 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Jardins du manoir de La Boisnerie - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.
  9. ^ "Château de Saint-Sauveur à Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne - PA00110925". monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ Brotto, Luisa (30 July 2020). Sgarbi, Marco (ed.). Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_650-1 – via Springer Link.
  11. ^ "Dans l'Orne, le cycliste Guillaume Martin inaugure ses gîtes". actu.fr. 4 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Saint-Honorine-la-Chardonne. Un gîte pour séduire les cyclistes". Ouest-France.fr. 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Guillaume Martin". www.procyclingstats.com.