Vieux-Pont

Vieux-Pont (French pronunciation: [vjø pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Vieux-Pont
Commune
The church in Vieux-Pont
Location of Vieux-Pont
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Coordinates: 48°39′05″N 0°08′37″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Berrier[1]
Area 1	9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	200
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61503 /61150
Elevation	169–228 m (554–748 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 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 Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont.^[3]

Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.^[4]

Vieux-Pont along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[5]

It is 970 hectares (3.7 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 186 metres (610 ft).

The river Udon along with three streams, the Rouvray, la Harliere and the Moulin de Besnard are the four watercourses that traverse the commune.^[6]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Manor known as Le Désert a 17th century Manor house, used for meetings by the Chouannerie during the French Revolution, was classified as a Monument historique in 1995.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department