Médavy

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Vincent Six^[1]Area4.34 km² (1.68 sq mi)Population151 • Density35/km² (90/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation158–192 m (518–630 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.

Médavy (French pronunciation: [medavi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.^[3]

Médavy has 4 water courses running through it, two rivers The Orne & Le Don plus two streams the la Gironde & the Calvaire.^[4]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.^[5]
• Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References