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Essay, Orne

Essay is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The town is mainly known nowadays for its motorsports tracks, and hosted a round of the 2011 European Rallycross Championship.

Geography
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. ==Notable buildings and places==
Notable buildings and places
Le circuit des Ducs - is a racing circuit that was built in 1975. The circuit that has been used to stage a round of the French rallycross championship and Fol'Car races. National heritage sites The commune has two buildings/areas listed as a Monument historique. • Domaine de Beaufossé is an 18th-century house and estate, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The gardens of the estate were landscaped by Henri and Achille Duchêne. • Chapel of the Dukes of Alençon is a 12th-century chapel that was part of a castle originally built by William of Bellême in 1088. It was listed as a monument in 1975. ==Notable people==
Notable people
Marie d'Alençon (1373 – 1417) a French noblewoman, a Princess of the Blood, and the wife of Jean VII of Harcourt was born here. • John I, Duke of Alençon (1385 – 1415), a French nobleman was born here. • François Robichon de La Guérinière (1688–1751) was a French riding master and one of the most influential writers on the art of dressage, was born here. ==See also==
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