Perche en Nocé
Perche en Nocé | |
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 The church in Nocé | |
Location of Perche en Nocé  | |
  Perche en Nocé  Perche en Nocé | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′48″N 0°40′52″E / 48.380°N 0.681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Bretoncelles |
| Intercommunality | Cœur du Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pecchioli[1] |
| Area 1 | 86.63 km2 (33.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,001 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61309 /61340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Perche en Nocé (French pronunciation: [pɛʁʃ ɑ̃ nose]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Colonard-Corubert, Dancé, Nocé (the seat), Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.[3]
Geography
[edit]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.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,279 | — |
| 1975 | 1,946 | −2.23% |
| 1982 | 1,848 | −0.74% |
| 1990 | 1,997 | +0.97% |
| 1999 | 2,122 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 2,155 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 2,176 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,066 | −1.03% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable buildings and places
[edit]The Jardin François is a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public.[6] It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[7]
National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Old Church of the Courthouse a tenth Century church in Colonard-Corubert.[8]
- Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.[9]
- Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.[10]
- Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[11]
- Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.[12]
- Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.[13]
- Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.[14]
- Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.[15]
- Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[15]
- Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.[16]
Notable People
[edit]- Léopold Nègre (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ France, Centre (30 July 2015). "Une exposition au Jardin François". www.lechorepublicain.fr.
- ^ "JARDIN FRANÇOIS - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.
- ^ "Ancienne église de Courthioust à Perche en Nocé - PA00110778". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Courboyer à Perche en Nocé - PA00110876". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Martin à Perche en Nocé - PA61000007". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de la Tarainière à Perche en Nocé - PA00110893". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Germain à Perche en Nocé - PA00110891". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Lormarin à Perche en Nocé - PA00110877". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir du Plessis à Perche en Nocé - PA00110982". monumentum.fr.
- ^ a b "Manoir de Barville à Perche en Nocé - PA00132901". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Perche en Nocé - PA00110790". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Léopold Nègre (1879-1961) Photographies - Archives familiales". www.lexilogos.com.
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