Les Yveteaux
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Les Yveteaux | |
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 The chateau in Les Yveteaux | |
Location of Les Yveteaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°42′23″N 0°16′20″W / 48.7064°N 0.2722°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Cécile Leperlier[1] |
Area 1 | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 100 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61512 /61210 |
| Elevation | 190–261 m (623–856 ft) (avg. 239 m or 784 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Yveteaux (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ivto] ⓘ) 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 Gare, Le Château,La Pierre Hurel and Les Yveteaux.[3]
The commune borders the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
Les Yveteaux along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
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The Gué d'Arnettes stream is the only watercourse that runs through the commune.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Chateau of Ostieux a 15th Century Manor house registered as a Monument historique in 2005.[6]
- Chateau of Yveteaux a 17th Century chateau registered as a Monument historique in 1988.[7] The Chateau belonged to French poet Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye.[8]
Church of Saint-Taurin in Yveteaux
