Ménil-Hermei is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Orne

Orne

Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...

 department in the Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie

Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...

 region of north-western France

France

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Administration

The mayor since March 2001 has been Sylvie Pégat. She is politically an independent.

Demography

History

• In 1321, Jean de Corday bought the fief of Mesnil-Hermey.
• In 1465, the title of nobility of Raoul de Corday du Mesnil-Hermé is confirmed.
• In 1505, Marguerite - the daughter of Guillaume "Raoult", Esquire, Lord of Mesnil-Hermey - marries Thomas Williamson, a Scottish knight staying in France with the French king, Charles VIII
  Charles VIII of France
  Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
  
  ).
• In the 18th century, the land of Mesnil-Hermey belonged to the Marquis de Rabodanges
  Rabodanges
  Rabodanges is a commune in the Orne department of the Basse-Normandie region of north-western France.-History:* The former name of the parish was "Culley-sur-Orne" ....
  
  .

Places of interest

• The valley of the River Orne with:
  • the raised stone which bygone people named: "Pierre à Gargantua".
  • the rock called "Bec Corbin", dominating the river, at the foot of which passed the old stone road from Domfront
    Domfront
    Domfront may refer to one of several communes in France:* Domfront, Oise* Domfront, Orne* Domfront-en-Champagne, Sarthe...
    
     to Falaise, via Durcet
    Durcet
    Durcet is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
    
    , La Forêt-Auvray
    La Forêt-Auvray
    La Forêt-Auvray is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...
    
     and Ménil-Hermei.

Between these two towns, the road followed (unlike the current asphalt road) the route of the old path of "Bougas". It was by this route that the imposing stone pedestal of the monument to William the Conqueror, erected at the foot of Falaise Castle in 1850, was sent, causing considerable difficulties for the horse teams between "Forest Bridge" and Ménil-Hermei.