Vieux-Pont

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Daniel Berrier^[1]Area9.67 km² (3.73 sq mi)Population199 • Density21/km² (53/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation169–228 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.

Vieux-Pont (French pronunciation: [vjø pɔ̃]) 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, La Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont.^[3]

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.

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.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References