Belforêt-en-Perche | |
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 A road in Le Gué-de-la-Chaîne | |
 Location of Belforêt-en-Perche | |
  Belforêt-en-Perche  Belforêt-en-Perche | |
| Coordinates:48°22′30″N0°31′23″E / 48.375°N 0.523°E /48.375; 0.523 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Ceton |
| Intercommunality | Collines du Perche normand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | David Boulay[1] |
Area 1 | 74.53 km2 (28.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,486 |
| • Density | 19.94/km2 (51.64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61196 /61130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Belforêt-en-Perche (French pronunciation:[bɛlfɔʁɛɑ̃pɛʁʃ], literallyBelforêt inPerche) is acommune in thedepartment ofOrne, northwesternFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes ofLe Gué-de-la-Chaîne (the seat),Eperrais,Origny-le-Butin,La Perrière,Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour andSérigny.[3] La Perrière is classed as aPetites Cités de Caractère.[4]
Belforêt-en-Perche along with the communes ofVaunoise,Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême,Igé andAppenai-sous-Bellême is part of theBois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme aNatura 2000 conservation site.[5] The site measures 105 hectares and is home to theEuropean stag beetle andEuropean ash.[6]
The Commune along with another 70 communes also shares part of anotherNatura 2000 conservation area, called theForêts et étangs du Perche.[7]
The source of the riverHuisne is within the commune.[8]
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as aMonument historique
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