Villeneuve-en-Perseigne
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | |
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 The church of la Trinité, in Roullée | |
Location of Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | |
  Villeneuve-en-Perseigne Location within France  Villeneuve-en-Perseigne Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′52″N 0°15′12″E / 48.4478°N 0.2533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Mamers |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Trottet[1] |
Area 1 | 86.70 km2 (33.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,174 |
| • Density | 25.07/km2 (64.94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72137 /72600 |
| Elevation | 133–296 m (436–971 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv ɑ̃ pɛʁsɛɲ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the former communes La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet, Chassé, Lignières-la-Carelle, Montigny, Roullée and Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Roullée, La Foucherie, Ventes du Four, Montigny, Chassé, Lignières-la-Carelle, Le Goulet and La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet.[4]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
Two rivers, the Sarthe and the la Pervenche, flow through the commune.[6][7]
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The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[8]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,760 | — |
| 1975 | 1,671 | −0.74% |
| 1982 | 1,839 | +1.38% |
| 1990 | 1,927 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 2,090 | +0.91% |
| 2007 | 2,175 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 2,235 | +0.55% |
| 2017 | 2,196 | −0.35% |
| 2023 | 2,174 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Points of Interest
- L'étang du Chédouet a 7 hectare lake within a 10 hectare site.[10] The lake is part of the Natura 2000 site. Bocage à Osmoderma eremita au nord de la forêt de Perseigne and features sign posted walks.[11][12]
- La Ferme du Cheval d'Ô is a Children's farm and rescue homing center for animal that is open to the public.[13] It was opened in 2025.[14]
Museums
- Musée du vélo "La Belle Echappée" - a museum dedicated to the history of cycling and the Tour de France from 1890 to the present day.[15] It has been open to the public since the year 2000.[16]
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique:[17]
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 2014 (in French)
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Sarthe (M---0060)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Pervenche (M0017700)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description". Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Etang de Chédouet - Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire". www.lacs-et-etangs-de-france.fr.
- ↑ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Bocage à Osmoderma eremita au nord de la forêt de Perseigne". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Un sentier pédagogique d'1,2 km raconte désormais l'étang du Chédouet, dans le Nord Sarthe". actu.fr. December 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Yacks, alpagas, dromadaire… Avec des animaux qu'ils sauvent, ils ouvrent une ferme pédagogique près d'Alençon". actu.fr. June 19, 2025.
- ↑ "«J'ai toujours été entourée d'animaux sauvés» : une nouvelle ferme pédagogique ouvre". alencon.maville.com.
- ↑ "La Belle échappée : un tour dans l'histoire du vélo". Ouest-France (in French). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ ""C'est une maladie incurable" : Ivan a le virus du vélo et du Tour depuis plus de 60 ans". actu.fr. August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Le patrimoine dans la Sarthe (72)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ↑ "Château de Courtilloles (PA00109959)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "CHATEAU DE COURTILLOLES: Castles - New travels in Atlantic Loire valley". www.atlantic-loire-valley.com.
- ↑ "Château de Montigny (PA72000052)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "Château de Montigny". www.chateau-montigny.fr.
