La Chapelle-Montligeon (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl mɔ̃liʒɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
La Chapelle-Montligeon | |
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.jpg) The basilica church in Montligeon | |
Location of La Chapelle-Montligeon  | |
  La Chapelle-Montligeon  La Chapelle-Montligeon | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′03″N 0°39′15″E / 48.4842°N 0.6542°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) | Patrick Pasquier[1] |
Area 1 | 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 513 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montligeonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61097 /61400 |
| Elevation | 144–232 m (472–761 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe 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]
Points of interest
editNational heritage sites
edit- Notre-Dame Basilica is a nineteenth century Neo-Gothic Basilica, it was registered as a Monument historique 1978.[4] It features Stained glass windows by Louis Barillet.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ a b "Basilique Notre-Dame à la Chapelle-Montligeon - PA00110773 - Monumentum".
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