La Ferrière-Bochard
Commune in Normandy, France
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La Ferrière-Bochard (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁjɛʁ bɔʃaʁ]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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La Ferrière-Bochard | |
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The town hall in La Ferrière-Bochard | |
 Location of La Ferrière-Bochard | |
  La Ferrière-Bochard  La Ferrière-Bochard | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′53″N 0°01′50″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Joubert[1] |
Area 1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 709 |
| • Density | 65.5/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61165 /61420 |
| Elevation | 133–210 m (436–689 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Fougeret, Le Plessis, La Chauvelière, La Ferrière-Bochard, Saint-Christophe and La Rousselière.[3]
The river Sarthe flows through the commune.[4]
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[5]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]
