Neuvy-au-Houlme

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Isabelle Moiteaux^[1]Area15.62 km² (6.03 sq mi)Population201 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation148–251 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.

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.

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 river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.^[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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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  Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References