Cerisy-la-Forêt
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Place details
- Locality
- Cerisy-la-Forêt
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 853
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- Ancient history
- Middle Ages
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- Modern era
- The Battle of Moulin des Rondelles
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Cerisy-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Manche department of Normandy in north-western France. It possesses an important environmental and architectural heritage.
The area has been occupied since ancient times and is linked to the sixth-century founding of the Saint-Vigor Abbey which flourished in the eleventh century. The commune encompasses 2,381 hectares which include Château de la Boulaye, Château de la Couespellière, and manor houses. it is bordered by Cerisy forest.