Longny les Villages
Longny les Villages is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of La Lande-sur-Eure, Longny-au-Perche, Malétable, Marchainville, Monceaux-au-Perche, Moulicent, Neuilly-sur-Eure and Saint-Victor-de-Réno. Its seat, Longny-au-Perche, is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.
Geography
Longny les Villages along with the communes of Feings, Tourouvre au Perche, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.
Notable buildings and places
- Le coteau de la Bandonnière is a nature reserve on a limestone hillside of the Robioche valley, that is open to the public via footpath all year round.
National heritage sites
The Commune has six buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.- Pontgirard Manor is a 17th Century Manor in Monceaux-au-Perche with extensive gardens that was classed as a Monument historique in 1972. The two Hectare Garden is open to the public and part of its display features over 30 types of euphorbia.
- Priory of the Madeleine of Reno is a 13th Century priory in Saint-Victor-de-Réno that was classed as a Monument historique in 1983.
- Castle Fort is the remains of a 13th Century castle in Marchainville that was classed as a Monument historique in 1978. The castle was taken in 1364 by Charles the Bad, until Philip the Bold seized it and made himself master of it.
- Saint-Martin church is a 15th Century church in Longny-au-Perche that was classed as a Monument historique in 1909.
- Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel is a 16th Century chapel in Longny-au-Perche that was classed as a Monument historique in 1909.
- Malétable church is a church built in 1865 in honor of Our Lady of La Salette and was classed as a Monument historique in 1991.