Les Champeaux (French pronunciation: [le ʃɑ̃po] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. As of 2019, its population is 107.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Cardellières and Les Champeaux.[3]
The commune has one river, the Viette and four streams, the Moulin Neuf, the Besion, the Crouttes & the Chateau running through its borders.
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Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Ferme du Ronceray or Ferme des Lignerits a 16th century Farm house, that was the birth place of Charlotte Corday, it was classified as a Monument historique in 1989.[4]
Notable People
- Charlotte Corday (1768 - 1793) French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat was born here.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "Maison natale de Charlotte Corday, dite Ferme du Ronceray ou des Lignerits aux Champeaux - PA00110767". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Charlotte Corday". www.blakeneymanor.com.
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