Ménil-Gondouin, Rural commune in Orne department, Normandy region, France.
Description
Ménil-Gondouin covers 19.17 square kilometers of rolling countryside in the Suisse Normande area, with elevations ranging from 157 to 254 meters above sea level and comprising several hamlets including La Coconière and La Haute Bruyère.
History
The commune preserves remnants of a 16th-century château once owned by Antoine de Turgot, classified as a Monument historique since 1983, alongside the Logis Saint-Honorine, an 18th-century château with 15th-century outbuildings listed since 1975.
Culture
The Saint-Vigor church houses a 14th or 15th-century Crowned Virgin statue head classified as Monument historique since 1984, while the entire interior was decorated with religious inscriptions and statues by parish priest Victor Paysant between 1873 and 1921.
Practical
The town hall at 134 route Abbé-Paysant opens Mondays from 15:00 to 16:30 and Thursdays from 10:30 to 12:00, providing administrative services with accessible facilities including designated parking spaces and barrier-free entrances for disabled visitors.
Did you know?
Known as the 'living and speaking church', Saint-Vigor features comprehensive religious decorations created entirely by one priest who transformed the interior into what resembles a Christian museum with painted and carved biblical quotations covering walls and floors.
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