Gouffern en Auge
Gouffern en Auge (French pronunciation: [gufɛʁn ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Gouffern in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie, Urou-et-Crennes and Villebadin.[3]
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Coordinates: 48°45′18″N 0°04′08″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-2 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Toussaint[1] |
Area 1 | 165.79 km2 (64.01 sq mi) |
Population | 3,687 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61474 /61160, 61200, 61310 |
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: Survie, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, La Frênée, Omméel, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Fel, Aubry-en-Exmes, Villebadin, Chantereine, Courménil, Fougy, La Bélière, Le Bourg, Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Silly-en-Gouffern, Urou-et-Crennes, Cayenne, La Cochère and Gouffern en Auge.[4]
Five rivers run through Gouffern en Auge: the Dives, the Dieuge, the Ure, the Vie and the Barges.[5] In addition there are 20 streams that also traverse the commune:[5]
- Roule-Crottes
- Etangs de Chagny
- Heude
- Pont aux Anes
- Rogneux
- Chedouit
- Costillets
- Fontaines Thiot
- Foulbec
- Noës
- Haies Cosnard
- Douaires
- Pont de Barges
- Querpont
- Val Roger
- l'Etang des Genets
- Courgeron
- Joncerai
- Moulin a Tan
- Mont-Ormel
Notable buildings and places
- Hippodrome du pays d'Argentan is a racecourse for horse racing, based in Urou-et-Crennes.[6]
- Forest of Gouffern is a 4120 Hectare Forest that is split into two parts by the River Ure, Petite Gouffern to the south of the river and Grande Gouffern to the North.[7]
National heritage sites
The commune has 12 buildings and areas listed as monument historiques[8]
- Château du Bourg-Saint-Léonard, an 18th century chateau listed as a monument in 1942[9] in 1954 it was bequeathed to the local municipality.[10]
- Donjon de Chambois, a former medieval dungeon built in the 12th century, by William de Mandeville.[11] It was registered as a monument historique in 1901.[12]
- Château d'Exmes, the remains of a tenth century castle listed as a monument in 1979[13]
- Château de Villebadin, a 17th century chateau listed as a monument in 1978[14]
- Château d’Aubry-en-Exmes, a 14th century chateau listed as a monument in 1968[15]
- Château de Courménil, an 18th century chateau listed as a monument in 1991[16]
- Manor of Argentelles, a 15th century Manor house listed as a monument in 1926.[17] Henry IV of France stayed here in 1591.[18]
- Chateau de la Roche, an 18th century chateau listed as a monument in 1974.[19]
- Saint-André Church, an 11th centaury church in Exmes listed as a monument in 1913[20]
- Fougy Church, a 12th centaury church in Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard listed as a monument in 1971[21]
- Saint-Martins Church, 12th centaury church, that apart from Sées Cathedral is the only stone spire to have been built before the 15th Centaury in Orne.[22] Registered as a monument in 1914.[22]
- Pierre Levée Menhir, a Neolithic Menhir that was classed as a Monument historique in 1889.[23]
- Aubry and Exmes Chateau
- Avernes-sous-Exmes. Saint-Léger church
- Bourg St Leonard
- Chateau Bourg St Leonard
- Chambois
- La Cochère. The Church of Saint-Sauveur
- Courménil. Notre Dame Church
- Exmes. Saint Andrew's Church
- Fel. Saint-Medard church
- Omméel. Saint Peter's Church
- Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière. Saint Peter's Church
- Saint-Malo chapel of Belhôtel, Survie
- Church of Saint-Martin de Survie
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows of Urou-et-Crennes
- Church of Our Lady of the Nativity of Urou-et-Crennes
- Manor of Argentelles Villebadin
- Villebadin. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Notable people
- Opportuna of Montreuil (died 770), a Frankish Benedictine nun and abbess who was born here.[24]
- Herbert de Losinga (died 1119), the first Bishop of Norwich was born here.[25]
- François Le Prévost d'Exmes (1729-1793), a French writer, playwright and literary critic who was born here.[26]
- Marie Louis Descorches (1749-1830), a French diplomat was born here.[27]
- Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843), a French Gold and Silversmith was born here.[28]
- Victor Paysant (1841-1921) a priest who created The living and talking church of Ménil-Gondouin was born here.[29]
- Léon Bazalgette (1873-1928), a French literary critic, biographer and translator lived and was buried here.[30][31]
See also
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- "Mesnil-Gonfroy - Survie (61) - Marie-Louis-Henri D'Eschorches, Marquis de Sainte-Croix, Préfet de La Drôme (1749–1830) - La Maraîchine Normande". shenandoahdavis.canalblog.com. 26 August 2020.
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- "Avernes-sous-Exmes: rendez-vous au Moulin des Noës ce dimanche". alencon.maville.com.