Avoine, Orne

Avoine (French pronunciation: [avwan] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine. The commune is within the area known as the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms. It is 943 hectares (3.6 sq mi) in size. The average elevation of the commune is 183 metres (600 ft). Avoine along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.