Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
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Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne | |
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 The town hall in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne | |
 Location of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne | |
  Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne  Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 0°29′04″W / 48.8247°N 0.4844°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Le Secq[1] |
Area 1 | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 681 |
| • Density | 47.3/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61407 /61430 |
| Elevation | 78–251 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. | |
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]
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 a River, La Vere.
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Notable buildings and places
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 was classed as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France in 2021.[8][9]
National heritage sites
Château de Saint-Sauveur is a 16th Century Chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 2009.[10]
Sainte-Honorine Church in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
Saint Honorine Church
