Perche en Nocé
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Perche en Nocé
|commune status = Commune
|image = Nocé - église saint Martin.jpg
|caption = The church in Nocé
|arrondissement = Mortagne-au-Perche
|canton = Bretoncelles
|INSEE = 61309
|postal code = 61340
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Cœur du Perche
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|area km2 = 86.63
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Perche en Nocé ({{IPA|fr|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.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/9/25/INTB1600625A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 25 September 2015 {{in lang|fr}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2512004|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-61309#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2279
|1975 |1946
|1982 |1848
|1990 |1997
|1999 |2122
|2007 |2155
|2012 |2176
|2017 |2066
}}
Notable buildings and places
The Jardin François is a {{convert|2|ha|abbr=off}} garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/nogent-le-rotrou-28400/loisirs/une-exposition-au-jardin-francois_11536575/|title=Une exposition au Jardin François|first=Centre|last=France|date=July 30, 2015|website=www.lechorepublicain.fr}} It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parcsetjardins.fr/jardins/2-jardin-francois|title=JARDIN FRANÇOIS - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France|website=www.parcsetjardins.fr}}
=National heritage sites=
The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Old Church of the Courthouse a tenth Century church in Colonard-Corubert.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110778/perche-en-noce-ancienne-eglise-de-courthioust|title=Ancienne église de Courthioust à Perche en Nocé - PA00110778|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110876/perche-en-noce-manoir-de-courboyer|title=Manoir de Courboyer à Perche en Nocé - PA00110876|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000007/perche-en-noce-eglise-saint-martin|title=Eglise Saint-Martin à Perche en Nocé - PA61000007|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110893/perche-en-noce-manoir-de-la-tarainiere|title=Manoir de la Tarainière à Perche en Nocé - PA00110893|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110891/perche-en-noce-eglise-saint-germain|title=Eglise Saint-Germain à Perche en Nocé - PA00110891|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110877/perche-en-noce-manoir-de-lormarin|title=Manoir de Lormarin à Perche en Nocé - PA00110877|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110982/perche-en-noce-manoir-du-plessis|title=Manoir du Plessis à Perche en Nocé - PA00110982|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00132901/perche-en-noce-manoir-de-barville|title=Manoir de Barville à Perche en Nocé - PA00132901|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.
- Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110790/perche-en-noce-eglise|title=Eglise à Perche en Nocé - PA00110790|website=monumentum.fr}}
Notable People
- Léopold Nègre (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexilogos.com/famille/negre_leopold.htm|title=Léopold Nègre (1879-1961) Photographies - Archives familiales|website=www.lexilogos.com}}
See also
References
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{{Orne communes}}
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Category:Populated places established in 2016
Category:2016 establishments in France
Category:Monuments historiques of Orne
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