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Le Merlerault
Part of Merlerault-le-Pin in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Le Merlerault (French pronunciation: [lə mɛʁləʁo] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Merlerault-le-Pin.[2]
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Geography
The former Commune is within the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.[3]
The former commune is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Ensemble castral remains of a medieval residence with a circular mound, it was registered as a Monument historique 1989.[5]
Notable People
- Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.[6]
- François Pouqueville - (1770 – 1838) a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France was born here.[7]
- Léon Labbé - (1832 – 1916) a French surgeon and politician was born here.[8]
Heraldry
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The arms of Le Merlerault are blazoned : Argent, a blackbird sable, on a chief azure a heart argent between 2 fleurs de lys Or.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Le Merlerault is twinned with:
Collingbourne Ducis, United Kingdom (since 1992)[9]
See also
References
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