Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes (French pronunciation: [menil ybɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɛm]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
Commune
The chateau in Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
Location of Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
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Coordinates: 48°48′51″N 0°13′34″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Émile Lampérière[1]
Area 1	10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	120
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61268 /61230
Elevation	169–296 m (554–971 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
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, La Bergerie, La Farinière and Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes.^[3]

The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.^[4]

The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.^[5]

The commune has one river, the Vie and a single stream, the Douy running through its borders.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Chateau Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes an 18th century chateau that was classified as a Monument historique in 2010.^[6] The artist Edgar Degas was invited to stay at the Chateau in 1859 and had a workshop built for him to work in.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department