Craménil (French pronunciation: [kʁamenil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois, Chênesec,La Morinière and Craménil.[3]
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
There are 3 watercourses that run through the commune, the River Rouvre and two streams the Maufy and the Haie.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Four Bridges of the Rouvre a collection of 16-17th Century Toll Bridges, known as the Motte bridge, the Chênesecq bridge, the Neuf bridge and the Raulette bridge.[5] The bridges are the last evidence of 16-17th Century toll bridges and were used up to the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century, when the mills they served closed down.[6] They were registered as a Monument historique in 1993.[5]
- The sharpener of Gargantua Menhir a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1889.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Craménil · 61220, France". Craménil · 61220, France.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette. à Craménil - PA00125311". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Ponts sur la Rouvre, dits pont de la Motte, pont de Chênesecq, pont Neuf et pont de Raulette". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- ^ "Menhir dit l'affiloir de Gargantua à Craménil - PA00110789". monumentum.fr.
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