La Ventrouze
Commune in Normandy, France
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La Ventrouze (French pronunciation: [la vɑ̃tʁuz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
La Ventrouze | |
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 The chateau in La Ventrouze | |
 Location of La Ventrouze | |
  La Ventrouze Location within France  La Ventrouze Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 0°41′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre au Perche |
| Intercommunality | Hauts du Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Évelyne Revet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 120 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61500 /61190 |
| Elevation | 239–293 m (784–961 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 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 along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[3]
A stream, Ruisseau de la Motte, flows through the commune.[4]
Points of interest
- Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[5]
- Chateau de la Ventrouze a sixteenth century chateau surrounded by a moat, it was registered as a monument in 1979.[6]
- Sainte-Madeleine Church a fifteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1981.[7]
