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]
Geography
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]
Points of interest
- Boiscorde Arboretum is a 15-hectare arboretum featuring over 500 trees.[5][6]
- 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.[7]
- Carrière de la Mansonnière is a Natura 2000 conservation site measuring 0.17 Hectares.[8] The site is a former quarry, used between the middle ages and early twentieth centaury which now hosts five varieties of bats, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Lesser horseshoe bat, Western barbastelle, Geoffroy's bat, Bechstein's bat and the Greater mouse-eared bat.[9][10]
National heritage sites
The commune has 11 buildings and areas listed as a monument historique.
- Saint-Laurent Church, an eleventh-century church in Dorceau.[11]
- Château de Voré, an eighteenth-century chateau in Rémalard.[12]
- Manoir de Brigemont, a sixteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[13]
- Le Chatellier Castle Motte, a strategic site for William the Conqueror in his conquest of the Lordship of Bellême in 1077.[14]
- Manoir des Touches, a sixteenth-century manor house in Dorceau.[15]
- Rémalard Church, a twelfth-century church.[16]
- Manoir de Vaujour, a sixteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[17]
- Voré Tilery, a former tile factory in Rémalard, thought to date from 1828.[18]
- New Farm, a twentieth-century farm in Dorceau that was built to breed the Percheron horse.[19]
- Manoir de Boiscorde, a fifteenth-century manor house in Rémalard.[20]
- 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.[21]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ "C'est le moment de visiter l'arboretum de Boiscorde". Ouest-France.fr. 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Arboretum du Perche Remalard En Perche : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Jardin De La Petite Rochelle". Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502003 - Carrière de la Mansonnière - Description".
- ^ "CARRIERE DE LA MANSONNIERE". Ministère de l'écologie du développement durable et de l'énergie.
- ^ MARTINEZ, Sacha (1 October 2022). "Orne. Que se passe-t-il dans la grotte de la Mansonnière, fermée au public depuis 2018 ?". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Laurent à Dorceau - PA00110795". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château de Voré à Rémalard - PA00110897". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Brigemont à Rémalard - PA00110900". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Motte castrale dite Le Chatellier à Rémalard - PA00132904". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir des Touches à Dorceau - PA61000036". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Rémalard - PA00110898". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Vaujour à Rémalard - PA00110901". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Tuilerie de Voré à Rémalard - PA00135527". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Ferme Neuve à Dorceau - PA61000048". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Boiscorde à Rémalard - PA00110899". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Motte castrale dite Le Château à Rémalard - PA00132903". monumentum.fr.
