Belfonds

Belfonds () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Guichaumont, Le Haut Condé, Condé-le-Butor, Le Roussillon, La Fosse, La Philippière, La Perrière, Saint-Clair, Haussepied, Les Petites Bruyères and Belfonds.

It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .

Belfonds along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.

Belfonds has a total of seven water courses running through it, three rivers Orne, Senneviere and Thouane. The other four watercourses are all streams, The Ponts Besnard, The Renardieres, The Iles & the Viverel.

Population

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

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

• Cléray Manor a sixteenth century manor house, that was listed as a monument in 2016.
• Saint-Latuin Chapel is the former church, of Cléray whose commune was abolished in 1802. It is believed that Latuinus, first bishop of Sées took refuge here to escape the hatred of the wife of the governor of Sées, jealous of his miracles. The bishop stopped at the edge of a fountain and built a cell and an oratory. The fountain is believed to have healing powers and on the last Sunday of June each year a pilgrimage is taken from the center of Belfonds.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References