Rémalard en Perche

Commune in Normandy, France
Location of Rémalard en Perche
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(2020–2026) Patrick Rodhain[1]Area
1
50.68 km2 (19.57 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
1,896 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
61345 /61110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rémalard en Perche (French pronunciation: [ʁemalaʁ ɑ̃ pɛʁʃ], literally Rémalard in Perche) 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 Bellou-sur-Huisne, Dorceau and Rémalard (the seat).[3]

Notable buildings and places

  • Boiscorde Arboretum is a 15-hectare arboretum featuring over 500 trees.[4][5]
  • La Petite Rochelle is a 1 hectare botanical garden, open to the public which is classified as a classified as Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[6]

National heritage sites

The commune has 11 buildings and areas listed as a monument historique.

  • Saint-Laurent Church, an eleventh-century church in Dorceau.[7]
  • Château de Voré, an eighteenth-century chateau in Rémalard.[8]
  • Manoir de Brigemont, a sixteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[9]
  • Le Chatellier Castle Motte, a strategic site for William the Conqueror in his conquest of the Lordship of Bellême in 1077.[10]
  • Manoir des Touches, a sixteenth-century manor house in Dorceau.[11]
  • Rémalard Church, a twelfth-century church.[12]
  • Manoir de Vaujour, a sixteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[13]
  • Voré Tilery, a former tile factory in Rémalard, thought to date from 1828.[14]
  • New Farm, a twentieth-century farm in Dorceau that was built to breed the Percheron horse.[15]
  • Manoir de Boiscorde, a fifteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[16]
  • Motte castrale dite Le Château, a raised circular enclosure on what was built a shell keep. In 1077, this castle was under siege from William the Conqueror when his son, Robert Curthose locked himself up there.[17]

See also

References

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  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 21 September 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ "C'est le moment de visiter l'arboretum de Boiscorde". Ouest-France.fr. 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Arboretum du Perche Remalard En Perche : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.
  6. ^ "Jardin De La Petite Rochelle". Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.
  7. ^ "Eglise Saint-Laurent à Dorceau - PA00110795". monumentum.fr.
  8. ^ "Château de Voré à Rémalard - PA00110897". monumentum.fr.
  9. ^ "Manoir de Brigemont à Rémalard - PA00110900". monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ "Motte castrale dite Le Chatellier à Rémalard - PA00132904". monumentum.fr.
  11. ^ "Manoir des Touches à Dorceau - PA61000036". monumentum.fr.
  12. ^ "Eglise à Rémalard - PA00110898". monumentum.fr.
  13. ^ "Manoir de Vaujour à Rémalard - PA00110901". monumentum.fr.
  14. ^ "Tuilerie de Voré à Rémalard - PA00135527". monumentum.fr.
  15. ^ "Ferme Neuve à Dorceau - PA61000048". monumentum.fr.
  16. ^ "Manoir de Boiscorde à Rémalard - PA00110899". monumentum.fr.
  17. ^ "Motte castrale dite Le Château à Rémalard - PA00132903". monumentum.fr.
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