Juvigny Val d'Andaine

Juvigny Val d'Andaine (French pronunciation: [ʒyviɲi val dɑ̃dɛn]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of La Baroche-sous-Lucé, Beaulandais, Juvigny-sous-Andaine (the seat), Loré, Lucé, Saint-Denis-de-Villenette and Sept-Forges.^[3]

Juvigny Val d'Andaine
Commune
The church in Juvigny-sous-Andaine
Location of Juvigny Val d'Andaine
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Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 0°30′29″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Henri Leroux[1]
Area 1	79.62 km2 (30.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,104
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61211 /61140, 61330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Lucé, Le Bois Jousselin, Le Jardin, La Baroche-sous-Lucé, Beaulandais, Saint-Denis-de-Villenette, La Vallée and Juvigny-Val-d'Andaine.^[4]

It is 7,960 hectares (30.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 190 metres (620 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[5] Juvigny Val d'Andaine along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie, Dompierre and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[6] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.^[7]

The commune has the river Mayenne traversing its borders.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,725	—
1975	2,568	−0.84%
1982	2,422	−0.83%
1990	2,411	−0.06%
1999	2,300	−0.52%
2007	2,280	−0.11%
2012	2,221	−0.52%
2017	2,193	−0.25%
Source: INSEE[8]

Points of interest

• Michaudière Farm is a farm open to the public dedicated to showing and looking after draught horses.^[9]

National heritage sites

The Commune has five buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[10]

• Bonvouloir castle remains of a fifteenth century castle and estate that was registered as a monument in 1995.^[11]
• Etrigé Chapel a twelfth century chapel, registered as a Monument historique in 1997.^[12]
• Mebzon Manor a fourteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1998.^[13]
• Saint-Aignan Church a sixteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1928.^[14]
• Cross of the old cemetery a sixteenth century cross in Beaulandais, registered as a Monument historique in 1938.^[15]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department