Boissy Maugis
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| local community | Cour-Maugis sur Huisne | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 43' E | |
| Post Code | 61110 | |
| Former INSEE code | 61050 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
Boissy-Maugis is a former French commune with the last 358 inhabitants (as of 2013) in the Orne department . Today Boissy-Maugis is part of the large commune ( Commune nouvelle ) Cour-Maugis sur Huisne , but did not receive the status of a Commune déléguée in the course of the incorporation .
location
The place Boissy-Maugis is located in the Regional Nature Park Perche about 54 km east of Alençon and about 17 km southeast of Mortagne-au-Perche at an altitude of about 140 m . The climate is influenced to a large extent by the sea and is therefore almost frost-free; Rain (approx. 665 mm / year) falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 |
| Residents | 976 | 1.110 | 755 | 555 | 374 |
The continuous population decline since the middle of the 19th century is mainly due to the closure of small farms and the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
The place has always been agriculturally oriented, whereby the self-sufficiency of the residents has long been the focus. Since the 1960s, tourism has played an important role in the town's income in the form of holiday homes ( gîtes ) .
history
A priory of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) has already been documented in Merovingian times . In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the County of Perche . In the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) there were attacks by the English. Otherwise, the place was away from the great events of world history.
Attractions
- The walled and fastened with two Eckrundtürmen character Manoir de la Moussetière ( 48 ° 26 '46 " N , 0 ° 42' 42" O ) from the 16th century. It has been recognized as a monument historique since 1980 .
- The St. Parish church consecrated to Germanus of Paris (Église Saint-Germain-de-Paris) was originally a priory church of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris . The current church is a neo-Gothic building from the 19th century.
Surroundings
- Located in the forest about 5 km northeast of the village and around 3500 BC. The Neolithic Dolmen de la Grosse-Pierre ( 48 ° 27 ′ 59 ″ N , 0 ° 45 ′ 1 ″ E ) is one of only a few testimonies from the time of the megalithic cultures in southeastern Normandy. It has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1949 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - map with altitude information
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - climate tables
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - Manoir in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - Manoir
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - Dolmen in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Boissy-Maugis - Dolmen