Perche en Nocé
Commune in Normandy, France
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Perche en Nocé (French pronunciation: [pɛʁʃ ɑ̃ nose]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Colonard-Corubert, Dancé, Nocé (the seat), Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.[3]
Perche en Nocé | |
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The church in Nocé | |
 Location of Perche en Nocé | |
  Perche en Nocé Location within France  Perche en Nocé Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′48″N 0°40′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Bretoncelles |
| Intercommunality | Cœur du Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pecchioli[1] |
Area 1 | 86.63 km2 (33.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,956 |
| • Density | 22.58/km2 (58.48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61309 /61340 |
| 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.[4]
Two rivers, La Chèvre and La Rozière run through the commune.[5][6]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,279 | — |
| 1975 | 1,946 | −2.23% |
| 1982 | 1,848 | −0.74% |
| 1990 | 1,997 | +0.97% |
| 1999 | 2,122 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 2,155 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 2,176 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,066 | −1.03% |
| 2023 | 1,956 | −0.91% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Notable buildings and places
The Jardin François is a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public.[8] It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[9]
National heritage sites
The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Old Church of Courthioust a tenth Century church in the hamlet of Courthioust in Colonard-Corubert.[10]
- Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.[11]
- Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.[12]
- Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[13]
- Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.[14]
- Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.[15]
- Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.[16]
- Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.[17]
- Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.[17]
- Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.[18]
Notable people
- Léopold Nègre (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.[19]
