Neuvy-au-Houlme
Commune in Normandy, France
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Neuvy-au-Houlme (French pronunciation: [nøvi o ulm] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The inhabitants of Neuvy-au-Houlme are called les Neuviens or les Neuviennes.
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| Coordinates: 48°49′05″N 0°11′54″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Moiteaux[1] |
Area 1 | 15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 195 |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61308 /61210 |
| Elevation | 148–251 m (486–823 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune of Neuvy-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Neuvy-au-Houlme and La Coquerie. The commune is spread over an area of 15.62 square kilometres (3,860 acres) with a maximum altitude of 251 metres (823 ft 6 in) and minimum of 148 metres (485 ft 7 in)[4]
The river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.[5]
Land distribution
According to the 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment the vast majority 51% (41 hectares (100 acres)) of the land of the commune is Meadows.[4] The rest of the land is Arable land at 41%, 4% is artificial Green spaces, 2% Heterogeneous agricultural land and 2% is forest.[4]
Places of interest
Neuvy-au-Houlme is the site of the historic Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, and the standardbred farm, Haras du Ribardon.[7]
National heritage sites
Dolmen des Bignes is a Neolithic dolmen, on the communes border with Habloville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1931.[8]
Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme
Notable people
- Églantine Rayer (born 2004) - a French professional racing cyclist while born in La Ferté Macé her family home was in this commune and she grew up here.[9][10]
