Ceton () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the southernmost municipality in Normandy. The commune has the largest surface area of the communes based in the Orne, at 59.39 km ²
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Vignes, La Jâtière, Le Boulay, Neuville, Les Vaux Gomberts, Le Ménil, Les Pressoirs, Ceton, Les Goutiers, L'Aître, Le Grand Mont Gâteau, Les Rafouleries, Le Moulin de l'Aunay, Le Bas Mont Morant, Saint-Denis, Les Prouteries, La Davière and Les Ferrandières.
Two rivers the Huisne and la Maroisse flow through the commune. In addition the commune contains the source of the River Braye.
Points of interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
Beauvais Castle is a Percheron fortified house, which was registered as a monument in 1992. Saint-Pierre Church an eleventeenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1974. Manoir du Mont-Gâteau a manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.
Sport
Ceton has a public swimming pool the H2O Perche, which has been open since 2010.
Notable people Fernand Loriot - (1870 – 1932) one of the founders of the French Communist Party, was born here.
Heraldry
Twin towns – sister cities
Ceton is twinned with:
Neckarwestheim, Germany
See also Communes of the Orne department Perche
References