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Radon ##:

Radon is located south of the Orne in Normandy, 10 km north of Alencon. Radon is located near a major road RD 438 since October 2006 and the A28.

agricultural land with some plain, Radon is for more than half of its area, forest land in forest Écouves. His earliest known history dates back 5,000 years. Indeed, prehistoric objects, flints and polished axes, were spotted west Londeau near the creek.

If the Gallic era did not leave traces, the Gallo-Roman presence was identified in the form of small sites on either side of the former alleged ancient road, currently communal boundary between Forges and Radon.

The Middle Ages is marked by the age of the church (as attested by the dedication to St. Martin) and the parish.

The site of Avoise is as ancient as known from the eleventh century. For five centuries lived in this location a line of gentry, the Avoise with Thibault from 1085, under the Count of Alencon and the King of France. Under the Old Regime, the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, the manor, slightly larger than the current common is repeatedly sold to small local nobles. The area is scattered to the Revolution, then gradually restored when buying Mr JC Houel, a Parisian industrialist. Around 1856, he shaves the old manor and had built a large agricultural center, producing alcohol from large-scale beet. The domain password in a few years from 232 ha to 369 ha and employs several dozen workers. Unfortunately, in 1870, the price of alcohol collapses and the area becomes a large working farm until the mid-twentieth century.

The municipal population, consisting of 640 inhabitants in 1860, living mainly from agriculture, on small farms, crafts and woodworking. Before World War II, as everywhere in the countryside, it collapses to pass less than 400 inhabitants.

The 60s saw a strong turnaround with the gradual arrival of managers and employees working in Alençon, transforming communal demography. In 40 years, the population doubles. Major developments (like that of Great Ferriere, the first basement) and infrastructure are then created (sports field, multipurpose room...). Schools for boys and girls, dating from 1870 to 1880 years, are grouped on the current expanded site. Several craftsmen settled too.

Formerly space mainly devoted to agriculture and woodworking, Radon is now recognized for the quality of its facilities and its privileged environment.

Geographical information

MunicipalityÉcouves
Postcode61250
Latitude48.5017620 (N 48° 30’ 6”)
Longitude0.0972480 (E 0° 5’ 50”)
AltitudeFrom 148m to 345m
Surface area36.40 km²
Population1699 inhabitants
Density46 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureAlençon (10.1 km, 12 min)
Insee code61341
IntercommunalityCU d'Alençon
DepartmentOrne
TerritoryPerche
RegionNormandy

Nearest cities & towns

Colombiers5.3 km (7 min)
Larré6.8 km (10 min)
Lonrai6.9 km (11 min)
Valframbert6.9 km (8 min)
Semallé7.1 km (11 min)
Cuissai7.5 km (12 min)
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron7.7 km (11 min)
Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois7.9 km (14 min)
Damigny8.4 km (12 min)
Ménil-Erreux9.2 km (12 min)
Alençon10.1 km (12 min)
Hauterive10.3 km (16 min)
Cerisé11.6 km (13 min)
Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis11.6 km (18 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Natural sites

Events and festivities

Xtreme du Verdier
Vingt-Hanaps en Lumières
Randos 61 : Randonnée et Marche Nordique en Forêt d'Ecouves

Weather

Thursday 28 march
Min. 4°C - Max. 11°C
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Friday 29 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Private spa in a tropical environment
Well-being60 € to 150 € Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie (38 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The greenway of Saosnois: a territory to discover!
HikeEasy3:25Saint-Longis (26 km)
Beef Road
HikeEasy3:45Jauzé (38 km)
Discovering Bonnétable
HikeEasy55 minBonnétable (44 km)
Pays Domfrontais
Cycling itineraryIntermediate5:00Soucé (56 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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