Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

Saint-Bômer-les-Forges 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, Le Four à Chaux, Platier, La Guimardière, Le Grand Mesnil, Les Forges, La Maigraire and Saint-Bômer-les-Forges.

It is 3110 ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 239 m.

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

The Andainette, the Varenne and the Halouze are the three rivers, running through this commune.

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


 * Megalithic ensemble Neolithic megalithic which was registered as a monument in 1975.
 * Manoir de la Bérardière a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.

Notable People

 * Henri François Anne de Roussel (1748 - 1812) a French naturalist, was born here.