La Chapelle-près-Sées (, literally La Chapelle near Sées) 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, Le Clos Roulin, Beauvais and La Chapelle-près-Sées.
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.
La Chapelle-près-Sées along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
Ruisseau de la Lavandiere is the sole watercourse that flows through the commune.
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.
See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
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