Amayé-sur-Orne

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 Orne river. 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.

Heraldry

Blazon:

Party per fesse, the first gules a Danish cross of Or voided, to dexter chief two lions passant gardant the same; the second Vert, fess in chief argent, a chevron inverted of Or and chief of Or, a castel azure of two towers domed argent with walls sloped.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Amayé-sur-Orne

Population

Its inhabitants are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes in French.

|1968 |257 |1975 |420 |1982 |732 |1990 |722 |1999 |686 |2007 |982 |2012 |1004 |2017 |1001

Sites and Monuments

• 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)

Gallery

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

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:

• Germany Johannesberg, Bavaria since 1991

References

References

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2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amay%C3%A9-sur-Orne,+France/@49.0863176,-0.4336705,5979m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x480a46cd85c08e7f:0x40c14484fbcfdc0?hl=en Google Maps]
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4. [https://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14 Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados], habitants.fr
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6. [http://www.donnees.basse-normandie.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/pdf/SITES/14042c.pdf DREAL Basse-Normandie] {{in lang. fr
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9. [https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html National Commission for Decentralised cooperation] {{in lang. fr