Joué-du-Plain

Joué-du-Plain
Commune
The chateau in Joué-du-Plain
The chateau in Joué-du-Plain
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Joué-du-Plain is located in France
Joué-du-Plain
Joué-du-Plain
Joué-du-Plain is located in Normandy
Joué-du-Plain
Joué-du-Plain
Coordinates: 48°41′27″N 0°07′19″W / 48.6908°N 0.1219°W / 48.6908; -0.1219
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityTerres d'Argentan Interco
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hubert Christophe[1]
Area
1
14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
237
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61210 /61150
Elevation149–243 m (489–797 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.

Joué-du-Plain (French pronunciation: [ʒwe dy plɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune was mentioned in 1216 by the name of "Jeum". There are 248 people living there. The community festival is 29 June.[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Ménil Martel,La Rivière, Chantelou, Le Haut Ménil, La Folletière and Joué-du-Plain.[4]

It is 1,456 hectares (5.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 168 metres (551 ft).

Joué-du-Plain along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]

The River Udon plus two streams the Gosu and the Poncey traverse through the commune.

Important places

The church in the commune is dedicated to Saints Gervais and Portais. The architectural elements are pointed arches, a Norman tower and Roman arches. The church was rebuilt in the Renaissance. Inside the church are sculptures of St. Gervais and Saint Portais made in the 18th century. Also, there is an 18th-century sculpture of Saint Michael made in stone and painted. There are also sculpted wooden stalls, a statue of the Virgin Mary and a baptismal font made in the 18th century. The cemetery around the church has two 16th century entrances.[3][6]

Another important place in the commune is Chateau de la Motte.[6] The chateau is a 19th-century building.[7]

Legends

Joué-du-Plain has a legend that the lord of Chantelou killed his wife and her lover. The lord painted the front of his chateau with their blood. The farm called Baritaur is the former place of the lord called "Red House of Chante-lou"[3]

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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Villes et villages de France: Orne by Michel de la Torre, published by Deslogis-Lacoste
  4. ^ a b "Joué-du-Plain · 61150, France". Joué-du-Plain · 61150, France.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  6. ^ a b "Joué-du-Plain : 5 monuments ouvrent leur patrimone dans la commune de 250 habitants". actu.fr. 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Château de la Motte, Joué-du-Plain, France - SpottingHistory". www.spottinghistory.com.
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