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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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Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 0°41′50″E / 48.6114°N 0.6972°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 (2021)[2] | 123 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/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
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
edit- Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.
National heritage sites
editThe Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[4]
- Chateau de la Ventrouze a sixteenth century chateau surrounded by a moat, it was registered as a monument in 1979.[5]
- Sainte-Madeleine Church a fifteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1981.[6]
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".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château à La Ventrouze - PA00110963". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Sainte-Madeleine à La Ventrouze - PA00110964". monumentum.fr.
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