Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière

Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ la ʁozjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière
Location of Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière
Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière Show map of France Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°19′53″N 0°38′29″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Bretoncelles
Intercommunality	Cœur du Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Coutant[1]
Area 1	18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	234
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61379 /61130
Elevation	112–212 m (367–696 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Points of interest

• Écomusée du Perche is a museum dedicated to rural heritage of the Perche from the 1800s to 1960.^[4] It was first opened in 1972.^[5]

National heritage sites

The Commune has five buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[6]

• Sainte-Gauburge priory a thirteenth century former priory that was registered as a monument in 1980.^[7]
• Chapel of Clémence a fourteenth century chapel, registered as a Monument historique in 1977.^[8]
• La Pierre Procureuse Dolmen is a Neolithic dolmen, registered as a Monument historique in 1930.^[9]
• Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1978.^[10]
• Langenardiere Manor a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1925.^[11]

Notable People

• Alexis Bachelot - (1796 - 1837) a Catholic priest best known for his tenure as the first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, was born here.^[12]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department