Sévigny, Orne

Sévigny 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, Les Buttes, Le Tellier and Sévigny.
Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms.
Sévigny 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.
The Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot is the only watercourse in the Commune.

Notable buildings and places

Haras du Petit Tellier, one of the oldest thoroughbred horse breeding farms in France is based in the Commune.

National heritage sites

The New House Tilery, built in 1812 and expanded in 1854, this building was operational up until 1900. It was registered as a Monument historique in 1995.