Dorceau (French pronunciation: [dɔʁso] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.[2]
Dorceau | |
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Part of Rémalard en Perche | |
Location of Dorceau  | |
  Dorceau  Dorceau | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Bretoncelles |
| Commune | Rémalard en Perche |
| Area 1 | 14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | 386 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61110 |
| Elevation | 115–230 m (377–755 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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The river Huisne runs alongside the town.
Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Joseph Louis Aveline". Perche Gouët. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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