Exmes (French pronunciation: [ɛm]) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge. It was the seat of the county of Hiémois (French: Comté d'Hiémois), granted before his death in 1027 by Richard II, Duke of Normandy to his younger son, Robert, who eventually succeeded as duke of Normandy. In 1136, Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke led an expedition against Exmes and burned parts of the town, including the church of Notre Dame.
Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich (c. 1095–1119) was born in Exmes as well as François Le Prévost d'Exmes (1729–1793), 18th-century playwright.
Known in ancient times as: Exmes
Periods/Settlements: roman
Distance between:
Paris to Exmes100 Miles / 160 Kms Marseille to Exmes454 Miles / 730 Kms
Population: 114 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
61268 Postal Code:
61230
48.761056,0.177448