Boitron () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Loges, La Maison Rocher, Ave, La Grande Ramée, La Buntière, La Houardière, Boitron and Mésiliée.
Two rivers, la Tanche and La Vézone flow through the commune.
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
Population
Points of Interest
La butte de Boitron is a tower on the remains of a medieval Keep on top of a 225 metre high hill. The Tower is a former mill.
National heritage sites
Domaine de Beaufossé is an 18th-century house and estate, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The gardens of the estate were landscaped by Henri and Achille Duchêne. The estate grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of Essay.
See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
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