Passais Villages | |
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 The town hall in Passais | |
Location of Passais Villages  | |
  Passais Villages  Passais Villages | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′05″N 0°45′25″W / 48.518°N 0.757°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Andaine-Passais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Morel[1] |
| Area 1 | 42.36 km2 (16.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,162 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61324 /61350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Passais Villages (French pronunciation: [pasɛ vilaʒ]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of L'Épinay-le-Comte, Passais (the seat) and Saint-Siméon.[3]
Points of interest[edit]
National heritage sites[edit]
The commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[4]
- Devil's Table Dolmen a Neolithic dolmen, it was registered as a monument in 1973.[5]
- L'Épinay-le-Comte Manor a twelfth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1940.[6]
- Manoir de la Guerinière a fifteenth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.[7]
- Menhir du Perron a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a Monument historique in 1926.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit la Table au Diable à Passais Villages - PA00110882". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir à Passais Villages - PA00110800". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Guerinière à Passais Villages - PA00110883". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Menhir du Perron à Passais Villages - PA00110884". monumentum.fr.
