Joué-du-Bois

Joué-du-Bois is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Raitière, Le Hamel, La Retourdière, La Brousse, Le Theil, La Vallée, La Fontenelle and Joué-du-Bois.

It is 2110 ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 304 m.

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

The commune has one river, The Gourbe flowing through it, plus two streams, The Noes Morins and the Bois Tesselin.

National heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.


 * Joué-du-Bois Manor is a 15th century Manor house, declared as a monument in 1991.
 * la Grandière Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.
 * The Wolf Stone Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.
 * The Outres Menhir is a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a monument in 1889.