Joué-du-Bois
Joué-du-Bois | |
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 The church in Joué-du-Bois | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′57″N 0°13′51″W / 48.5825°N 0.2308°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Correyeur[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.08 km2 (8.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 397 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gaudiacéens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61209 /61320 |
| Elevation | 213–344 m (699–1,129 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Joué-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [ʒwe dy bwa] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Raitière, Le Hamel, La Retourdière, La Brousse, Le Theil, La Vallée, La Fontenelle and Joué-du-Bois.[3]
It is 2,110 hectares (8.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 304 metres (997 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
Joué-du-Bois along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
The commune has one river, The Gourbe flowing through it, plus two streams, The Noes Morins and the Bois Tesselin.
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Joué-du-Bois Manor is a 15th century Manor house, declared as a monument in 1991.[6]
- la Grandière Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.[7]
- The Wolf Stone Dolmen is a Neolithic Dolmen, registered as a monument in 1889.[8]
- The Outres Menhir is a Neolithic Menhir, registered as a monument in 1889.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France". Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Manoir à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110989". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit de la Grandière à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110828". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Dolmen dit La pierre aux loups à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110827". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Menhir dit des Outres à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110829". monumentum.fr.
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