Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla de bwa] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois, Le Froust, Les Vignes, Clerchenay and Pinchèvre.
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.
La Briante is the sole watercourse that flows through the commune.
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.