Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche | |
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 A road in Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne | |
Location of Belforêt-en-Perche | |
  Belforêt-en-Perche Location within France  Belforêt-en-Perche Location within Normandy | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 1,474 |
| • Density | 19.78/km2 (51.22/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. | |
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]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Eperrais, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour, Les Saint-Hilaire, Bouvigny, Belforêt-en-Perche, Le Bois Fezedin, Sérigny, Origny-le-Butin and La Trouverie.[5]
Belforêt-en-Perche along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site.[6] The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash.[7]
The Commune along with another 70 communes also shares part of another Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[8]
The source of the river Huisne is within the commune.[9] In addition there are two other rivers the l'Orne Saosnoise and la Même.[10][11] As well as rivers there is a stream called the Ruisseau du plessis, that also flows through the commune.[12]
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points of Interest
- 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.[13]
- La Perrière botanical garden is a 230 m2 botanical garden in La Perrière to highlight plants of the local area.[14]
National heritage sites
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
- Former priory of Chènegallon a seventeenth century former priory in Eperrais.[15]
- l'Evêque lodge a seventeenth century former lodge in La Perrière.[16]
- Château de Morthimer a sixteenth century chateau in La Perrière.[17]
- Château du Tertre a seventeenth century chateau in Sérigny, that from 1926 was home to Nobel prize winning novelist Roger Martin du Gard.[18] The Chateau is listed as a Maisons des Illustres due to its Roger Martin du Gard collection.[19] The grounds and Estate are shared with the neighbouring commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême[20]
- Manoir de Soisai a sixteenth century Manor house in La Perrière.[21]
- Lods house a twentieth century house in Sérigny built by architect Marcel Lods.[22]
Notable People
- Corderius - (1479 or 1480 – 1564) a theologian, teacher, humanist, and pedagogian was born here in La Perrière.[23]
- Roger Martin du Gard - (1881 – 1958) a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature died here in Sérigny.[24]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
- ↑ "La Perrière | Petites cités de caractère". www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500109 - Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
- ↑ "Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Bellême" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Huisne (M0--0150)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - l'Orne Saosnoise (M02-0300)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Même (M0384000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - ruisseau du plessis (M0224500)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "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 Belforêt-en-Perche". Monumentum (in French). Monumentum. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Staff View: Cordier, Mathurin 1479-1564 :: IxTheo". ixtheo.de.
- ↑ "MARTIN DU GARD Roger – Maitron".
