Charencey (Orne)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | Tourouvre | |
| Community association | Hauts you Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 185-259 m | |
| surface | 45.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 797 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61190 | |
| INSEE code | 61429 | |
Charencey is a French municipality with 797 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It is part of the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the Canton of Tourouvre .
Charencey was created as Commune nouvelle as part of a regional reform on January 1, 2018 through the merger of three former municipalities, which are now districts of Charencey (so-called Communes déléguées ). Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey acts as the "superordinate district" as the administrative center.
geography
Charencey lies about 58 kilometers east-northeast of Alençon and is surrounded by Beaulieu in the north, Armentières-sur-Avre in the north and northeast, Rohaire in the northeast, La Chapelle-Fortin in the east, La Ferté-Vidame in the east and southeast, Marchainville and L ' Hôme-Chamondot in the south and Tourouvre au Perche in the west and south-west. The National Route 12 runs through the municipality .
history
The small village of Charencey was incorporated into Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey in 1815 .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moussonvilliers | 61299 | 21.94 | 220 |
| Normandel | 61311 | 7.43 | 93 |
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey (administrative headquarters) | 61429 | 16.19 | 484 |
Attractions
Moussonvilliers
- Menhir Pierre Laval
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 16th century
Normandel
- Saint-Firmin church
Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey
- Saint-Maurice church from the 12th century
- Champthierry Castle
