Rémalard en Perche

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]

Rémalard en Perche
Commune
The chateau of Voré in Rémalard en Perche
Location of Rémalard en Perche
Rémalard en Perche
Rémalard en Perche
Coordinates: 48°25′44″N 0°46′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonBretoncelles
IntercommunalityCœur du Perche
Government
 • Mayor (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.

Notable buildings and places

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" (in French). 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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