- Source: Essay, Orne
Essay (French pronunciation: [ɛsɛ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The town is mainly known nowadays for its motorsports tracks, and hosted a round of the 2011 European Rallycross Championship.
Notable buildings and places
Le circuit des Ducs - is a racing circuit that was built in 1975. The circuit that has been used to stage a round of the French rallycross championship and Fol'Car races.
= National heritage sites
=The commune has two buildings/areas listed as a Monument historique.
Domaine de Beaufossé is an 18th century House and Estate, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The gardens of the Estate were landscaped by Henri and Achille Duchêne. The Estate grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of Boitron.
Chapel of the Dukes of Alençon is a 12th century chapel that was part of a castle originally built by William of Bellême in 1088. It was listed as a monument in 1975.
Notable People
François Robichon de La Guérinière (1688–1751) was a French riding master and one of the most influential writers on the art of dressage, was born here.
See also
Communes of the Orne department
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park
References
External links
Local motor sports
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- Komune di departemen Orne
- Orne
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- Autheuil, Orne
- Aubusson, Orne
- Dompierre, Orne
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- Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois, Orne
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- Essay, Orne
- Essay (disambiguation)
- Peter II, Count of Alençon
- Boitron, Orne
- Pineton de Chambrun family
- Camembert, Orne
- Alençon
- Communes of the Orne department
- Faverolles, Orne
- François Robichon de La Guérinière
