Charencey, Orne
Charencey | |
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 The church in Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey | |
Location of Charencey | |
  Charencey Location within France  Charencey Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′02″N 0°45′33″E / 48.6506°N 0.7592°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre au Perche |
| Intercommunality | Hauts du Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Juszezak[1] |
Area 1 | 45.56 km2 (17.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 754 |
| • Density | 16.5/km2 (42.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61429 /61190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Charencey (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey (the seat), Moussonvilliers and Normandel.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois Foucher, La Haudière, La Corbière, Saint-Barthélémy, Normandel, Charencey, Le Souci, Les Clottes, Moussonvilliers, Le Cloubois, Le Hubert, La Neigerie and La Vicomté.[4]
Charencey along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Tourouvre au Perche shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.[5] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.[6]
In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[7]
Six streams, Ruisseau Saint-Maurice, Ruisseau de Charencey, Ruisseau de la Motte, Ruisseau de Grenouille, Ruisseau du Bois de la Millasse and Ruisseau de la Gohiere all flow through the commune.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Notable People
- Hyacinthe de Charencey (1832 – 1916), a French philologist died here.[14]
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 22 September 2017 (in French)
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
- ↑ "Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau Saint-Maurice (H4212000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Charencey (H4212200)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Motte (H4212300)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Grenouille (H4213500)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Bois de la Millasse (H4224000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Gohiere (H4213000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Hyacinthe de Charencey (1832-1916)". data.bnf.fr.
