Le Pin-au-Haras

Le Pin-au-Haras 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 Lune, La Gautellerie, Courgeron, La Hamelinière, La Frênaie, Le Haras du Pin and Le Pin-au-Haras.

The commune has the River Ure running through it and five streams, the Etang des Genets, Etangs de Chagny, Chedouit, Pont de Barges & the Courgeron.

The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Gouffern en Auge.

National heritage sites
Haras national du Pin is the national and oldest Stud farm of France, and considered the Versailles for horses. It was created by Louis XIV and built in the 1700's. It is now a tourist attraction and was listed as a Monument historique in 1948.