La Motte-Fouquet
Commune in Normandy, France
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La Motte-Fouquet (French pronunciation: [la mɔt fukɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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| Coordinates: 48°34′08″N 0°17′02″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Luc Lemercier[1] |
Area 1 | 9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 156 |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61295 /61600 |
| Elevation | 195–320 m (640–1,050 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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 Plessis, Duret, La Motte-Fouquet and La Rallière.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Château de la Motte seventeenth century chateau, that was registered as a Monument historique 1980.[5]
