Belforêt-en-Perche (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔʁɛ ɑ̃ pɛʁʃ], literally Belforêt in Perche) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne (the seat), Eperrais, Origny-le-Butin, La Perrière, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour and Sérigny.[3] La Perrière is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[4]
Belforêt-en-Perche | |
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 A road in Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne | |
Location of Belforêt-en-Perche  | |
  Belforêt-en-Perche  Belforêt-en-Perche | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′30″N 0°31′23″E / 48.375°N 0.523°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Ceton |
| Intercommunality | Collines du Perche normand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Boulay[1] |
| Area 1 | 74.53 km2 (28.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,491 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61196 /61130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
points of Interest edit
- Botanical Garden of Le Bois du Puits is a botanical garden that was made open to the public in 2012, featuring over 2,000 species of plants.[5]
- La Perrière botanical garden is a 230 m2 botanical garden in La Perrière to highlight plants of the local area.[6]
National heritage sites edit
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Former priory of Chènegallon a seventeenth century former priory in Eperrais.[7]
- l'Evêque lodge a seventeenth century former lodge in La Perrière.[8]
- Château de Morthimer a sixteenth century chateau in La Perrière.[9]
- Château du Tertre a seventeenth century chateau in Sérigny, that from 1926 was home to Nobel prize winning novelist Roger Martin du Gard.[10] The grounds and Estate are shared with the neighbouring commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême[11]
- Manoir de Soisai a sixteenth century Manor house in La Perrière.[12]
- Lods house a twentieth century house in Sérigny built by architect Marcel Lods.[13]
See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belforêt-en-Perche.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
- ^ "La Perrière | Petites cités de caractère". www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
- ^ "Belforêt-en-Perche. Le jardin du bois du puits, à Sérigny, rouvre le 29 avril". Ouest-France.fr. 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Jardin botanique de La Perrière".
- ^ "Ancien prieuré de Chènegallon à Eperrais - PA00110799". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Logis de l'Evêque à La Perrière - PA00135526". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château de Morthimer à La Perrière - PA00110885". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château du Tertre (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême) à Sérigny - PA00110951". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château du Tertre à Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême - PA61000009". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Soisai à La Perrière - PA00110886". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Maison Lods à Sérigny - PA61000031". monumentum.fr.
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