Sévigny, Orne
Commune in Normandy, France
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Sévigny (French pronunciation: [seviɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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The church in Sévigny | |
 Location of Sévigny | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′54″N 0°00′56″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Gasseau[1] |
Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 308 |
| • Density | 40.2/km2 (104/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61472 /61200 |
| Elevation | 164–232 m (538–761 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Buttes, Le Tellier and Sévigny.[3]
Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms.[4]
Sévigny 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]
The Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot is the only watercourse in the Commune.
Notable buildings and places
- Haras du Petit Tellier, one of the oldest thoroughbred horse breeding farms in France is based in the Commune.[6]
National heritage sites
- The New House Tilery, built in 1812 and expanded in 1854, this building was operational up until 1900. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1995.[7]
