Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (, literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne.
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.
The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau and the Rouvre. The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois.
People linked with the commune Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here.
See also Communes of the Orne department
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