Nonant-le-Pin

Nonant-le-Pin 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 Butte,La Reboursière, La Chauvinière, Les Terres Noires,Les Mandrettes and Nonant-le-Pin.

Nonant-le-Pin has 2 rivers that run through it, the Dieuge and the Ure.

Notable people

 * Charles-Paul Landon (1760 - 1826), a French painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born here.
 * Marie Duplessis (1824-1847), a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men was born here. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias.

Notable residents

 * Marie Duplessis