La Lande-de-Goult

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of La Lande-de-Goult

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Bisson^[1]Area

28.57 km² (11.03 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

191 • Density6.7/km² (17/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61216 /61320

Elevation217–413 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

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]

The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.

Notable buildings and places

Tourbière des Petits Riaux a nature reserve consisting of a peat bog with carnivorous plants.^[6]^[7]

National heritage sites

The Commune has thee 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.^[8]
Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A Protohistoric site that was listed as a monument in 1963.^[9]
Goult Priory - A 12th century priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.^[10]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". 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.
^ "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.