Médavy

Médavy
The chateau in Médavy
The chateau in Médavy
Location of Médavy
Médavy is located in France
Médavy
Médavy
Location within France
Médavy is located in Normandy
Médavy
Médavy
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°40′42″N 0°05′26″E / 48.6783°N 0.0906°E / 48.6783; 0.0906
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
IntercommunalitySources de l'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Six[1]
Area
1
4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
152
 • Density35.0/km2 (90.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61256 /61570
Elevation158–192 m (518–630 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Médavy (French pronunciation: [medavi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.[3]

Médavy, 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.[4]

Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers Orne and Don plus two streams the Gironde and the Calvaire.[5][6]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

  • Château à Médavy an 11th-century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.[7]
  • Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th-century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Médavy · 61570, France". Médavy · 61570, France.
  4. ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)" (in French). Sandre.
  6. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Don (I20-0400)" (in French). Sandre.
  7. ↑ "Château à Médavy - PA00110850". monumentum.fr.
  8. ↑ "Prieuré Notre-Dame-du-Repos à Médavy - PA00110976". monumentum.fr.