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Perche en Nocé
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perche en Nocé (French pronunciation: [pɛʁʃ ɑ̃ nose]) 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 Colonard-Corubert, Dancé, Nocé (the seat), Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.[3]
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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]
Population
Notable buildings and places
The Jardin François is a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public.[6] It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[7]
National heritage sites
The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Old Church of the Courthouse a tenth Century church in Colonard-Corubert.[8]
- Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.[9]
- Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.[10]
- Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[11]
- Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.[12]
- Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.[13]
- Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.[14]
- Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.[15]
- Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[15]
- Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.[16]
Notable People
- Léopold Nègre (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.[17]
See also
References
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