Le Pin-au-Haras
Commune
The chateau in Le Pin-au-Haras
The chateau in Le Pin-au-Haras
Location of Le Pin-au-Haras
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Le Pin-au-Haras is located in France
Le Pin-au-Haras
Le Pin-au-Haras
Le Pin-au-Haras is located in Normandy
Le Pin-au-Haras
Le Pin-au-Haras
Coordinates: 48°44′44″N 0°08′34″E / 48.7456°N 0.1428°E / 48.7456; 0.1428
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-2
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Beucher[1]
Area
1
8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
263
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61328 /61310
Elevation140–248 m (459–814 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pin-au-Haras (French pronunciation: [lə pɛ̃ o aʁa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Lune, La Gautellerie, Courgeron, La Hamelinière, La Frênaie, Le Haras du Pin and Le Pin-au-Haras.[3]

The commune has the River Ure running through it and five streams, the Etang des Genets, Etangs de Chagny, Chedouit, Pont de Barges & the Courgeron.[4]

The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Gouffern en Auge.[3]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Haras national du Pin is the national and oldest Stud farm of France, and considered the Versailles for horses.[5] It was created by Louis XIV and built in the 1700's.[6] It is now a tourist attraction and was listed as a Monument historique in 1948.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Le Pin-au-Haras · 61310, France". Le Pin-au-Haras · 61310, France.
  4. ^ "Mairie du Pin-au-Haras et sa commune (61310)". Annuaire-Mairie. 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ "The Haras du Pin National Stud". Normandy Tourism, France.
  6. ^ Berendt, Tilly. ""The Equestrian Versailles": Inside the Horsey History of Haras du Pin - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com.
  7. ^ "Haras national du Pin (également sur communes de La Cochère, Ginai et Exmes)". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
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