La Lande-de-Goult
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.jpg) The church in La Lande-de-Goult | |
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| Coordinates: 48°35′09″N 0°02′46″W / 48.5858°N 0.0461°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Bisson[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 191 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61216 /61320 |
| Elevation | 217–413 m (712–1,355 ft) (avg. 302 m or 991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Lande-de-Goult (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d də ɡu] ) 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, Goult, La Forêt, Le Tertre, Le Flochet and La Lande-de-Goult.[3]
It is 2,860 hectares (11.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 293 metres (961 ft).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[4][5]
La Lande-de-Goult along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[6] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.[7]
The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[10]
- Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A Protohistoric site that was listed as a monument in 1963.[11]
- Goult Priory - A 12th century priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France". La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
- ^ "Tourbière de la Lande-de-Goult". Ouest-France.fr. 27 August 2014.
- ^ "tourbière des petits riaux".
- ^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Vestiges du camp antique de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110832". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Prieuré de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110833". monumentum.fr.
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