Le Mage, Orne

Le Mage (French pronunciation: [lə maʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Mage
Commune
The town hall in Le Mage
Location of Le Mage
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Coordinates: 48°30′37″N 0°48′15″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Tourouvre au Perche
Intercommunality	Hauts du Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Édou[1]
Area 1	25.34 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	217
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61242 /61290
Elevation	158–246 m (518–807 ft) (avg. 184 m or 604 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Le Mage along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Tourouvre au Perche, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[3] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.^[4]

In addition 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.^[5]

Points of interest

National heritage sites

• Château du Feillet a seventeenth century castle that was registered as a Monument historique in 1981.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department