Belforêt-en-Perche
A road in Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne
A road in Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne
Location of Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche is located in France
Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche is located in Normandy
Belforêt-en-Perche
Belforêt-en-Perche
Coordinates: 48°22′30″N 0°31′23″E / 48.375°N 0.523°E / 48.375; 0.523
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonCeton
IntercommunalityCollines du Perche normand
Government
  Mayor (20202026) David Boulay[1]
Area
1
74.53 km2 (28.78 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,491
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61196 /61130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belforêt-en-Perche (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔʁɛ ɑ̃ pɛʁʃ], literally Belforêt in Perche) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne (the seat), Eperrais, Origny-le-Butin, La Perrière, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour and Sérigny.[3] La Perrière is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[4]

points of Interest

  • Botanical Garden of Le Bois du Puits is a botanical garden that was made open to the public in 2012, featuring over 2,000 species of plants.[5]
  • La Perrière botanical garden is a 230 m2 botanical garden in La Perrière to highlight plants of the local area.[6]


National heritage sites

The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[7]

  • Former priory of Chènegallon a seventeenth century former priory in Eperrais.[8]
  • l'Evêque lodge a seventeenth century former lodge in La Perrière.[9]
  • Château de Morthimer a sixteenth century chateau in La Perrière.[10]
  • Château du Tertre a seventeenth century chateau in Sérigny, that from 1926 was home to Nobel prize winning novelist Roger Martin du Gard.[11] The grounds and Estate are shared with the neighbouring commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême[12]
  • Manoir de Soisai a sixteenth century Manor house in La Perrière.[13]
  • Lods house a twentieth century house in Sérigny built by architect Marcel Lods.[14]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
  4. "La Perrière | Petites cités de caractère". www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
  5. "Belforêt-en-Perche. Le jardin du bois du puits, à Sérigny, rouvre le 29 avril". Ouest-France.fr. 15 April 2022.
  6. "Jardin botanique de La Perrière".
  7. "Mairie de Belforêt-en-Perche et sa commune (61130)". Annuaire-Mairie. 26 April 2023.
  8. "Ancien prieuré de Chènegallon à Eperrais - PA00110799". monumentum.fr.
  9. "Logis de l'Evêque à La Perrière - PA00135526". monumentum.fr.
  10. "Château de Morthimer à La Perrière - PA00110885". monumentum.fr.
  11. "Château du Tertre (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême) à Sérigny - PA00110951". monumentum.fr.
  12. "Château du Tertre à Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême - PA61000009". monumentum.fr.
  13. "Manoir de Soisai à La Perrière - PA00110886". monumentum.fr.
  14. "Maison Lods à Sérigny - PA61000031". monumentum.fr.


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