Villebadin

Villebadin
Villebadin

Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°ECoordinates: 48°46′47″N 0°09′19″E / 48.7797°N 0.1553°E
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Exmes
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays d'Exmes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Françoise Boisard
Area1 12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 145
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61504 / 61310
Elevation 112–230 m (367–755 ft)
(avg. 141 m or 463 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villebadin is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Villebadin are blazoned :
Sable, a lion per fess Or and argent, armed and langued gules.

Manoir

Le manoir d'Argentelles at Villebadin

From 1969 archeologist Robert du Mesnil du Buisson worked to raise funds to restore the local manoir.[1]

See also

References

  1. Le Guide Vert Normandie Amaury de Valroger - 2010 Page 217 "À la sortie de Villebadin, prenez à gauche la petite route du manoir d'Argentelles, qui fait découvrir un ravissant paysage campagnard et le manoir lui-même, isolé dans un vaste pré, à droite."
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