Dompierre, Orne

Dompierre
The town hall in Dompierre
Location of Dompierre
Dompierre
Dompierre
Coordinates: 48°37′59″N 0°33′03″W / 48.6331°N 0.5508°W / 48.6331; -0.5508
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonLa Ferté-Macé
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Bigeon[1]
Area
1
8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
384
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61146 /61700
Elevation172–257 m (564–843 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dompierre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ] ) 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 Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre.[3]

It is 860 hectares (3.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 225 metres (738 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4] Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site.[5] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.[6]

The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.

Notable buildings and places

The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.[7]

Notable people

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. ^ a b "Dompierre · 61700, France". Dompierre · 61700, France.
  4. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description".
  6. ^ "Bassin de l'Andainette" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
  7. ^ "Première saison à la Maison du fer à Dompierre". Ouest-France.fr. 2 May 2012.
  8. ^ Arnold, Denis; Cochrane, Lalage (1 January 2011). The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7 – via www.oxfordreference.com.