Feings, Orne
Feings | |
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 The town hall in Feings | |
Location of Feings | |
  Feings Location within France  Feings Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′48″N 0°38′04″E / 48.5467°N 0.6344°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lydia Bussy-Boiteux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 194 |
| • Density | 9.58/km2 (24.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61160 /61400 |
| Elevation | 167–261 m (548–856 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Feings (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
Feings is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Boulay aux Alouettes, Les Boulais, L'hôtel Cocu, La Souricière, La Sauvagère, La Bigotière, Le Grand Boulay and Feings.[3]
Feings along with the communes of Tourouvre au Perche, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.[4] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.[5]
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.[6]
Two rivers La Vilette and La Commeauche flow through the commune.[7][8]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Points of Interest
- La Tourbière de Commeauche is a nature reserve that features a preserved peat bog in a clearing in the Réno-Valdieu forest.[9][10]
- Ferme pédagogique de Feings is a children's educational farm located within the commune.[11]
National heritage sites
- Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu is a former Charterhouse that was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Commeauche (M0314000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Vilette (M0307300)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "La Tourbière de la Commeauche | Conseil départemental de l'Orne". www.orne.fr. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "TOURBIERE DE COMMEAUCHE | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie". cen-normandie.fr. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ferme pédagogique de Feings Villiers-sous-Mortagne". ville-data.com.
- ↑ "Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu à Feings - PA61000004". monumentum.fr. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
