Domfront, Orne
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Domfront (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Domfrontais |
| Mayor | Didier Leduc (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 117–256 m (384–840 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| Land area1 | 35.54 km2 (13.72 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,976 (2006) |
| - Density | 112 /km2 (290 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61145/ 61700 |
| Website | www.domfront.com |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°31′10″N 0°45′23″W / 48.5194°N 0.7564°W
Domfront is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[1]
Beginning from the strategically sited castle of Domfront, the dispossessed count Henry, youngest son of William the Conqueror, rallied support among local lords and eventually ruled the Anglo-Norman dominions as Henry I of England.[2]
[edit] Notable people
- Claude Du Vall -notorious highwayman in England in the 17th century.
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