Passais Villages

Commune in Normandy, France
Location of Passais Villages
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(2020–2026) Dominique Morel[1]Area
1
42.36 km2 (16.36 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
1,162 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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

  • Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais is the attic of the l'Oratoire de Passais chapel, which is listed as a Natura 2000 conservation site.[4] The chapel roof contains a nest of Greater mouse-eared bats, which are listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive.[5]

National heritage sites

The commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[6]

  • Devil's Table Dolmen a Neolithic dolmen, it was registered as a monument in 1973.[7]
  • L'Épinay-le-Comte Manor a twelfth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1940.[8]
  • Manoir de la Guerinière a fifteenth-century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.[9]
  • Menhir du Perron a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a Monument historique in 1926.[10]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502011 - Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais - Description".
  5. ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Combles de la chapelle de l'Oratoire de Passais". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  6. ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Dolmen dit la Table au Diable à Passais Villages - PA00110882". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Manoir à Passais Villages - PA00110800". monumentum.fr.
  9. ^ "Manoir de la Guerinière à Passais Villages - PA00110883". monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ "Menhir du Perron à Passais Villages - PA00110884". monumentum.fr.
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