Lignières-Orgères: Holiday apartments and houses

Lignières-Orgères is characterised by striking natural features and distinctive buildings. Les Roches d'Orgères are a natural attraction consisting of huge granite blocks. On the Butte de Monthard, the highest point in Lignières-Orgères at an elevation of 371 m, stands the Sacré-Cœur de Monthard: a 10-metre-high concrete statue created by Marcel Pierre.

Renting a holiday apartment in Lignières-Orgères can be part of an individual travel plan.

Nature

La Roche-d'Orgères is located 1.2 km south of the centre of Orgères, on the edge of the D292, which connects Lignières with La Ferté-Macé. According to local legend, La Roche-d'Orgères was once a dwelling of fairies. Moorlands preserve the memory of past landscapes as natural archives.

The Parc Régional Normandie-Maine and the Butte Chaumont, a hill, are located in the vicinity of Lignières-Orgères.

Culture and history

The Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Grâces, also known as the Chapelle de Guimbert, was built in 1639 and was well preserved in 2014. The oldest part of the Église d'Orgères is the bell tower with a gabled roof, built in 1477. The nave, choir and chapels of the Église d'Orgères date from the late 16th or early 17th century.

Regional surroundings

The wider region around Lignières-Orgères is home to the Château de Lonray, a château; the Château des Ducs (Argentan), a historic site; the Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Almenêches, a historic site; Mont du Saule, a mountain; and the Archives départementales de l'Orne, an archive.

Other places: Méral, Bais, Montjean, Louverné, Fougerolles-Du-Plessis, Chammes, Trans, Châtillon-Sur-Colmont

To the higher-level travel overview: Mayenne.