Belforêt-en-Perche

Belforêt-en-Perche

Belforêt-en-Perche

Commune in Normandy, France

Belforêt-en-Perche (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔʁɛ ɑ̃ pɛʁʃ], literally Belforêt in Perche) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne (the seat), Eperrais, Origny-le-Butin, La Perrière, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour and Sérigny.[3] La Perrière is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[4]

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points of Interest

  • Botanical Garden of Le Bois du Puits is a botanical garden that was made open to the public in 2012, featuring over 2,000 species of plants.[5]
  • La Perrière botanical garden is a 230 m2 botanical garden in La Perrière to highlight plants of the local area.[6]


National heritage sites

The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

  • Former priory of Chènegallon a seventeenth century former priory in Eperrais.[7]
  • l'Evêque lodge a seventeenth century former lodge in La Perrière.[8]
  • Château de Morthimer a sixteenth century chateau in La Perrière.[9]
  • Château du Tertre a seventeenth century chateau in Sérigny, that from 1926 was home to Nobel prize winning novelist Roger Martin du Gard.[10] The grounds and Estate are shared with the neighbouring commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême[11]
  • Manoir de Soisai a sixteenth century Manor house in La Perrière.[12]
  • Lods house a twentieth century house in Sérigny built by architect Marcel Lods.[13]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belforêt-en-Perche.
  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
  4. [4]
    "La Perrière | Petites cités de caractère". www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
  5. [5]
    "Belforêt-en-Perche. Le jardin du bois du puits, à Sérigny, rouvre le 29 avril". Ouest-France.fr. 15 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Jardin botanique de La Perrière".
  7. [7]
    "Ancien prieuré de Chènegallon à Eperrais - PA00110799". monumentum.fr.
  8. [8]
    "Logis de l'Evêque à La Perrière - PA00135526". monumentum.fr.
  9. [9]
    "Château de Morthimer à La Perrière - PA00110885". monumentum.fr.
  10. [10]
    "Château du Tertre (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême) à Sérigny - PA00110951". monumentum.fr.
  11. [11]
    "Château du Tertre à Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême - PA61000009". monumentum.fr.
  12. [12]
    "Manoir de Soisai à La Perrière - PA00110886". monumentum.fr.
  13. [13]
    "Maison Lods à Sérigny - PA61000031". monumentum.fr.


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