Colombiers, Orne

Colombiers
The church in Colombiers
The church in Colombiers
Location of Colombiers
Colombiers is located in France
Colombiers
Colombiers
Location within France
Colombiers is located in Normandy
Colombiers
Colombiers
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°28′13″N 0°03′19″E / 48.4703°N 0.0553°E / 48.4703; 0.0553
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDamigny
IntercommunalityCU d'Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Monique Olin[1]
Area
1
12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
336
 • Density27.2/km2 (70.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61111 /61250
Elevation149–216 m (489–709 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombiers (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bje] ⓘ) 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, Briante, Les Coutardières, Les Landes, Haras du Buff and Colombiers.[3]

La Briante is the sole watercourse that flows through the commune.[4]

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]

Points of interest

  • Chemin-de-Maure is a Roman road that was believed to run from Alençon to Colombiers, about 50 metres of the road is visible.[6]

National heritage sites

  • Domaine de Lonrai, the estate was created in the seventeenth century, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1999.[7] The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon.[7] The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Lonrai[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Briante (M0046700)" (in French). Sandre.
  5. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ↑ "Une voie médiévale sans doute unique dans la région". Ouest-France. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020". monumentum.fr.
  8. ↑ "Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019". monumentum.fr.