Ménil-Hermei

Ménil-Hermei
Ménil-Hermei
Commune
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	Coordinates: 48°49′38″N 0°19′30″W / 48.8272°N 0.325°WCoordinates: 48°49′38″N 0°19′30″W / 48.8272°N 0.325°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	Val d'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Katia Halluin
Area 1	6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	204
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61267 /61210
Elevation	63–216 m (207–709 ft) ; (avg. 171 m or 561 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ménil-Hermei is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

Administration[]

The mayor is Katia Halluin, elected in 2020.

Demography[]

Historical population of Ménil-Hermei
(Source: INSEE^[2])
Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Population	208	203	210	176	155	190	211	203

History[]

In 1321, Jean de Corday bought the fief of Mesnil-Hermey.
In 1465, the title of nobility of Raoul de Corday du Mesnil-Hermé is confirmed.
In 1505, Marguerite - the daughter of Guillaume "Raoult", Esquire, Lord of Mesnil-Hermey - marries Thomas Williamson, a Scottish knight staying in France with the French king, Charles VIII).
In the 18th century, the land of Mesnil-Hermey belonged to the Marquis de Rabodanges.

Places of interest[]

The valley of the river Orne with:
- the raised stone which bygone people named: "Pierre à Gargantua".
- the rock called "Bec Corbin", dominating the river, at the foot of which passed the old stone road from Domfront to Falaise, via Durcet, La Forêt-Auvray and Ménil-Hermei.

Between these two towns, the road followed (unlike the current asphalt road) the route of the old path of "Bougas". It was by this route that the imposing stone pedestal of the monument to William the Conqueror, erected at the foot of Falaise Castle in 1850, was sent, causing considerable difficulties for the horse teams between "Forest Bridge" and Ménil-Hermei.

The Lavoir (washing place) of "La Vieville"
Another lavoir
The interior of the lavoir

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[2] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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