Loisail
Commune in Normandy, France
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Loisail (French pronunciation: [lwazaj] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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The church in Loisail | |
 Location of Loisail | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°35′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Langevin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 135 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (67.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61229 /61400 |
| Elevation | 158–211 m (518–692 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 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
- Carrière de Loisail is a Natura 2000 conservation site measuring 0.17 Hectares.[3] The site is the leading bat hibernation site in Normandy in terms of numbers with 1,300 counted.[4] The bats live in the former limestone quarries from the 19th centaury, which then became mushroom farms in 1955 up until 1980, when the area was abandoned.[5] The site now hosts six varieties of bats, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Greater horseshoe bat, Lesser horseshoe bat, Western barbastelle, Geoffroy's bat, Bechstein's bat and the Greater mouse-eared bat.[6]
National heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[7]
- Saint-Martin Church a sixteenth century church that was registered as a monument in 1905.[8]
- Romanesque house a twelfth century house, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.[9]
- Loisail Manor a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.[10]
