Dompierre, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Dompierre

(2020–2026) Daniel Bigeon^[1]Area

8.56 km² (3.31 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

392 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61146 /61700

Elevation172–257 m (564–843 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dompierre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) 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 Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre.^[3]

It is 860 hectares (3.3 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 225 metres (738 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[4] Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret is part of the BASSIN DE L'ANDAINETTE a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[5] The site measures 617 hectares and is home to the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish.^[6]

The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.

Notable buildings and places

The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.^[7]

Notable people

Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730), a music theorist, composer and collector, was born here.^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Dompierre · 61700, France". Dompierre · 61700, France.
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette - Description".
^ "Bassin de l'Andainette" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
^ "Première saison à la Maison du fer à Dompierre". Ouest-France.fr. 2 May 2012.
^ Arnold, Denis; Cochrane, Lalage (1 January 2011). The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7 – via www.oxfordreference.com.