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]

  • Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme
    Chapelle of Saint-Clair de Neuvy-au-Houlme

See also

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. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
  5. ^ "ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels". www.viamichelin.co.uk.
  6. ^ "En Normandie, le prestigieux haras de la famille du milliardaire Stavros Niarchos en vente". actu.fr.
  7. ^ "Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes à Neuvy-au-Houlme - PA00110875". monumentum.fr.


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