Amayé-sur-Orne (, literally Amayé on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

Geography

Amayé-sur-Orne is located approximately 10 km south-west of Caen and 5 km east of Évrecy. It can be accessed by road D212 from Vieux in the north which continues south to Thury-Harcourt and by road D41 from Evrecy in the west which continues to Clinchamps-sur-Orne in the east. Closely located to the town are a number of hamlets including: Saint-Lambert, La Butte, Le Pont du Coudray, and Les Godets. These villages form a single conurbation with the village. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.

The eastern border of the commune is formed by the river Orne. A stream, flows through the village and down to the Orne and another stream flowing to the Orne forms the southern boundary of the commune. The Guigne stream forms the northern border of the commune and also flows to the Orne.

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Population

Its inhabitants are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes in French.

Sites and Monuments

thumb|The War Memorial

  • The Ifs Cemetery is a listed site (SC 9 January 1933)
  • The Butte de l'Orne is another World Heritage Site (SC 9 January 1933)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry)
  • The Chateau de la Butte (19th century)
  • The Chateau de Vaux (18th century)

The Bell Tower Attic of the Church of Notre Dame hosts breeding colonies of large bats and is a registered Site of Community Importance (SIC)

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If_Amaye.JPG|A yew tree in the cemetery

Lavoir Amayé sur Orne.JPG|The Lavoir

File:Amayé sur orne église.JPG|The Church of Notre-Dame

File:Amayé-sur-Orne église Notre-Dame 01.JPG|Church of Notre Dame bell tower

Myotis.jpg|Greater mouse-eared bat

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Twin towns – sister cities

Amayé-sur-Orne, along with eight other communes, Avenay, Maizet, Montigny, Préaux-Bocage, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Vacognes-Neuilly and Montillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised being twinned with:

  • Johannesberg, Bavaria since 1991

See also

  • Communes of the Calvados department

References

  • Amayé-sur-Orne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
  • Amayé-sur-Orne on the 1750 Cassini Map