- Domfront, Orne
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Domfront
DomfrontLocation within Lower Normandy region
DomfrontAdministration Country France Region Lower Normandy Department Orne Arrondissement Alençon Canton Domfront (chef-lieu) Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Domfrontais Mayor Didier Leduc
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 117–256 m (384–840 ft)
(avg. 135 m/443 ft)Land area1 35.54 km2 (13.72 sq mi) Population2 3,976 (2006) - Density 112 /km2 (290 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 61145/ 61700 Website www.domfront.com 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°31′10″N 0°45′23″W / 48.5194444444°N 0.756388888889°W
Domfront is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[1]
The Romanesque church Notre-Dame-sur-L'eau
Beginning from the strategically sited castle of Domfront, the dispossessed count Henry, youngest son of William the Conqueror, rallied support among local lords and eventually ruled the Anglo-Norman dominions as Henry I of England.[2]
Notable people
- Claude Du Vall -notorious highwayman in England in the 17th century.
See also
- Château de Domfront
- Communes of the Orne department
- Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
References
Categories:- Communes of Orne
- Orne geography stubs
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