Montilly-on-Noireau

Montilly-on-Noireau is a common French, located in the department of the Orne and the area Basse-Normandie.

Presentation

Montilly on Noireau, commune of a little more than 800 inhabitants, owes his fame with:

The fair Denis Saint.

The fair Saint Denis is one of most famous of the area. If one believes an old popular tradition of it, it was held at the origin with Saint Denis-of-Mother, to 7 km; only, the assembly, took place with Montilly. The things would have changed following a toss of the dice between the lord of Montilly, or rather of Beaumanoir, and that of Mother. This one played its fair and that one its castle. Mother lost the part, and since, the fair Saint Denis is probably held in Montilly since the beginning of the XVIIIe century.

After the revolution of 1789, the commune accepted responsibility for the organization of this demonstration and transplanted it with the borough in second half of the XIXe century. From 1960, the fair knew an exceptional growth and it extends on 25 ha including 16 ha of car park. The common one thus had to carry out many investments to make it possible to accommodate the exhibitors and the 120 to 130 thousand visitors.

Administrative

Department of the Flowering ash, area of the Common Basse-Normandie
Approximately 785 inhabitants
of the CAPF (the Community of Agglomerations of the country of Flers)
Zip code: 61100

Demonstrations

Common popular in the area for the Saint-Denis Fair, fun fair and commercial taking place each year in October (the weekend of the month nearest to St Denis).
All photographs of the fair of Montilly 2007 in FLERS-INFO.fr International cross-country race of Montilly on Noireau: randos vtt, pedestrian, races on road and international cross-country race: nearly 2000 particpants come from 15 departments: November 11th
International festival of the circus of the Flowering ash in March

Monuments

Church

Various information

9/15/05: ADSL (Internet High-Flow), arrived in the commune…

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