La Baroche-sous-Lucé
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| local community | Juvigny Val d'Andaine | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 61330 | |
| Former INSEE code | 61025 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
La Baroche-sous-Lucé is a village and a former French commune with 388 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Orne department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the previous municipalities of Juvigny-sous-Andaine , La Baroche-sous-Lucé , Beaulandais , Loré , Lucé , Saint-Denis-de-Villenette and Sept-Forges became a Commune nouvelle with the name Juvigny Val d'Andaine and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Juvigny-sous-Andaine.
geography
La Baroche-sous-Lucé is seven and a half kilometers southwest of Domfront in the south of the Orne department. The area is dominated by agriculture and is characterized by the Bocage landscape . It has a few small streams, but no river crosses it. The area of the former municipality covered an area of 22.18 km² and extended in north-south direction over eight kilometers. In addition to the core town, it included a few hamlets and farmsteads and, moreover, even the southern edge of the neighboring town of Perrou , up to which it spread on its northern edge.
Up until 2016, the neighboring communities of La Baroche-sous-Lucé were Domfront, Perrou and Juvigny-sous-Andaine in the north, Beaulandais in the east, Saint-Denis-de-Villenette in the southeast, Loré in the south, Ceaucé in the southwest and Avrilly and Lucé in the West.
Infrastructure
The nearest main road is the D976, which runs north of the village and connects Domfront with Pré-en-Pail . There is also a direct connection with the D22 from the town center to Domfront, which leads in the other direction to Sept-Forges .
History and culture
The existence of the place can be proven by documents since the year 1150, when the name Basocha was first mentioned. In the course of the French Revolution , it was given its current name in 1790, with the addition of sous-Lucé referring to the actually smaller neighboring town. As a village that has historically always been dependent on agriculture, La Baroche has partially preserved this tradition and still has a large number of agricultural businesses, including a horse stud.
A testimony to the early days of the village is a tree-covered hill that once served as a base for the lords of the village. Probably in the 10th or 11th century there was a simple castle made of wood on it, but it has completely disappeared. What has been preserved, however, is a granite cross at the foot of the mountain, some of which still consists of its original elements from the 16th century. The historical heritage also includes an old mill in the hamlet of Cutesson and a lavoir at the entrance to the village. This building, which was restored to its present form through renovation work in March 1889, remained in use into the 21st century. The same applies to the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption village church , which was built between 1892 and 1894. Their most important artifact, a sculpture of Saint Martin sharing his cloak, is much older . This depiction from the 14th century was classified as a Monument historique as early as 1958 . The building has a bell tower that is located directly above the church entrance.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 634 | 542 | 504 | 504 | 506 | 433 | 395 |
During the French Revolution, the population was 1602 in 1793. Then there were fluctuations and from the late 19th century onwards a clear downward trend became noticeable, so that in 1911 fewer than 1000 residents were recorded for the first time. This development continued until 1975 only 504 people were registered in the municipality. The population situation was able to stabilize for a few years before another significant decline occurred in the 1990s.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree NOR 1111-15-00059 the prefecture on the formation of the commune nouvelle Juvigny Val d'Andaine of 28 December 2015 .
- ↑ Mairie de la Baroche-sous-Lucé , annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ La Baroche-sous-Lucé , cdcdupaysdandaine.fr
- ↑ La Baroche-sous-Lucé - Notice Communale , cassini.ehess.fr