Dompierre 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 Château, Le Chemin, Plessis and Dompierre. It is 860 ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 225 m. The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. Dompierre along with the communes of Perrou, Les Monts d'Andaine, Juvigny Val d'Andaine, Domfront en Poiraie and Champsecret shares part of the Bassin de l'Andainette a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 617 hectares and is home to creatures such as the Bullhead, Brook lamprey and white-clawed crayfish. The Varenne river is the only watercourse running through this commune.

Notable buildings and places

The Iron House is a museum about the history of the forges and iron mines of Bocage Ornais.

Notable people