Athis-de-l'Orne
Athis -de l'Orne is a commune with 2589 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Orne in Basse-Normandie region.
Geography
Neighboring communities of Athis -de l'Orne are Sainte-Honorine -la- Chardonne in the north, Taillebois in the east, Ronfeugerai the southwest, Flers in the south, Aubusson in the southwest, Montilly -sur- Noireau in the West and Saint -Pierre- du- Regard to the northwest.
Etymology
The name comes from Aties or Atties what the Latin Attegioe ( German: hut) is derived. The first manifestations of the place were huts of shepherds and woodcutters winemakers. In 1968, the community name of the additive de l'Orne.
Geography
In the feudal era to Athis was divided into six fiefs: Saint -Vigor, Le Buat, Les bots, Espinouze, Planquivon and La Fressengère. The village belonged to Saint -Vigor. Even before 1300, the Seigneurie Athis belonged to the Renouf d' Athis family. 1388 was the Seigneurie into the possession of the House of Falaise. Middle of the 15th century, the family possessed de Renneville Athis 1634 then became the property of the husband of the last heir of the family, Jean -Paul de Saint- Germain, on. 1740 founded Lemaistre Marguerite, widow of the Seigneur, a free school for the poor. 1767 she was godmother to one of the bells of the church. Her son was the last Seigneur on Athis.
Culture and sights
L' Etang de la Queue d' Aronde, four -acre pond from the 19th century, since 1988 owned by the municipality
- Vère Valley, 113 km ² river valley, of which 18.06 km ² belong to the municipality of Athis -de l'Orne
- Church of Saint -Vigor, originally completely renewed 1160, 1855
- Chapel of the Sacred Heart
- Protestant Church, inaugurated on April 8, 1866
Twinning
- Bromyard, United Kingdom, since 1980
- Schoeppenstedt, Lower Saxony, since 1986