Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
|commune status = Commune
|image = Chateau menil-hubert-en-exmes.png
|caption = The chateau in Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
|arrondissement = Mortagne-au-Perche
|canton = Vimoutiers
|INSEE = 61268
|postal code = 61230
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
|coordinates = {{coord|48.8142|0.2261|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 300
|elevation min m = 169
|elevation max m = 296
|area km2 = 10.34
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes ({{IPA|fr|menil ybɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɛm}}) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bergerie, La Farinière and Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/M%C3%A9nil-Hubert-en-Exmes,+France/@48.8031131,0.2138229,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e1f135f35ca289:0x40c14484fb81420!8m2!3d48.814223!4d0.228659!16s/m/03w9l1f?entry=ttu|title=Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France|website=Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes · France}}
The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ornetourisme.com/itineraires/randonnee-a-pied-en-pays-d-auge-des-sources-de-la-vie/|title=Randonnée à pied en Pays d'Auge des sources de la vie - Pédestre - MENIL-HUBERT-EN-EXMES|website=Orne Tourisme}}
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2502014|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description}}
The commune has one river, the Vie and a single stream, the Douy running through its borders.
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes
|width=auto
|state=expanded
|Centre = Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
|North = La Fresnaie-Fayel
|Northeast = Mardilly
|East = Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort
|Southeast = Résenlieu & Croisilles
|South = Gouffern en Auge
|Southwest =
|West = Gouffern en Auge
|Northwest =
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000059/menil-hubert-en-exmes-domaine-du-chateau|title=Domaine du château à Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes - PA61000059|website=monumentum.fr}} The artist Edgar Degas was invited to stay at the Chateau in 1859 and had a workshop built for him to work in.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/le-chateau-en-vente-pour-7-millions-deuros-1496557|title=Le château en vente pour 7 millions d'euros|date=23 February 2013|website=Ouest-France.fr}}
See also
References
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Category:Monuments historiques of Orne
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