Carrouges

Carrouges (French pronunciation: [kaʁuʒ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

[6][7] Carrouges along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.

[8] The commune has one river, the Udon, with four streams, Grand Pied, Moulin de Besnard, Noes Morins and Rohan, which are the only watercourses flowing through its borders.

In 1490, under King Charles VIII, Jean de Blosset, Lord of Carrouges and grand marshal of Normandy, founded on his land, with its castle, a college (dedicated to Our Lady of Good Comfort) six canons payments the appointment of the lord who was also the collateur profits.

It is also stated in 1698, that a court called "breadbasket tax" (related to gabelle paid on the salt) was located in Carrouges.