Rabodanges
Encyclopedia
Rabodanges is a commune
in the Orne
department of the Basse-Normandie
region of north-western France
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
department of the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
region of north-western France
France
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History
- The former name of the parish was "Culley-sur-Orne" (until 1650).
- The name "Rabodanges" is a corruption of "Rabodinghes" — a fief situated in ArtoisArtoisArtois is a former province of northern France. Its territory has an area of around 4000 km² and a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras , Saint-Omer, Lens and Béthune.-Location:...
close to Saint-Omer — from where the manorial family which also owned the land of Culley-sur-Orne originated; the title of nobility was raised to "Marquis de Rabodanges" by King Louis XIVLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
. The last representative of this family, established in Normandy since the 16th century, died without issue in 1792.
Administration
Since March 2008, the Mayor of Rabodanges has been Yvette Ruban, who is politically independent.Demography
Places of interest
- Its chateau built in the classical style (open for visits)
- Rabodanges is also known for its lake, on which one can water-ski.