Monnai

Monnai is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Ferté-en-Ouche.[2] It had a population of 222 as of 2004.

Monnai
Part of La Ferté-en-Ouche
Location of Monnai
Monnai
Monnai
Coordinates: 48°53′34″N 0°23′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonRai
CommuneLa Ferté-en-Ouche
Area
1
15.52 km2 (5.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
243
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61470
Elevation191–262 m (627–860 ft)
(avg. 242 m or 794 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The village was founded as "Moenai" in 1100. Following the tradition, the chapel Notre-Dame-du-Vallet was built after the discovery of a statue; it was rebuilt in 16th century and again in 1862. The old village of Ternant, mentioned for the first time in 1100, was linked to Monnai.

In 2005, the "Carrefour des Cultures" 5-day international gathering occurred in Monnai.

Entrance to the Carrefour des Cultures in Monnai. Banner reads: Hospitality throughout the world
gollark: We have more crazy world leaders than they had when it was thought up, yes.
gollark: It breaks down if your precommitment to it isn't very credible, or someone is just crazy.
gollark: If you credibly precommit to nuking whoever nukes *you*, and they know that, then they won't nuke you because they would be nuked.
gollark: It's a game theory thing.
gollark: I vaguely read somewhere that nuclear winter was somewhat discredited as an idea.

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 26 October 2015 (in French)



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