Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
Commune
The chateau in Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
Location of Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
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Coordinates: 48°48′51″N 0°13′34″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Émile Lampérière[1]
Area ^1	10.34 km^2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	120
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61268 /61230
Elevation	169–296 m (554–971 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɛm]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bergerie, La Farinière and Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes.[3]

The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.[4]

The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[5]

The commune has one river, the Vie and a single stream, the Douy running through its borders.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Chateau Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes an 18th century chateau that was classified as a Monument historique in 2010.[6] The artist Edgar Degas was invited to stay at the Chateau in 1859 and had a workshop built for him to work in.[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France". Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France.
4. "Randonnée à pied en Pays d'Auge des sources de la vie - Pédestre - MENIL-HUBERT-EN-EXMES". Orne Tourisme.
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
6. "Domaine du château à Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes - PA61000059". monumentum.fr.
7. "Le château en vente pour 7 millions d'euros". Ouest-France.fr. 23 February 2013.