Mortagne-au-Perche
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays de Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 33' E | |
| height | 171-264 m | |
| surface | 8.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,818 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 444 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61400 | |
| INSEE code | 61293 | |
| Website | http://mortagneauperche.fr/ | |
 Mortagne-au-Perche town hall |
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Mortagne-au-Perche is a French municipality with 3818 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Orne in the region of Normandy ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Mortagne-au-Perche . The city is located on Route nationale 12 about 40 km east of Alençon . The municipality lies on the edge of the Perche Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 3,909 | 4,322 | 4,877 | 4,851 | 4,584 | 4,511 | 4,108 |
Events
Mortagne-au-Perche holds a blood sausage festival every March.
Town twinning
Sister cities of Mortagne-au-Perche are Mopti (Mali), Boucherville (Canada) in the province of Québec (since 1967) and Wietmarschen in Lower Saxony .
Personalities born in Mortagne
- Joseph de Puisaye (1755–1827), representative of the nobility at the Estates General in 1789
- Jules Clément Chaplain (1839–1909), medalist
- Émile Chartier , called Alain (1868–1951), philosopher
- Marie Glory (1905–2009), film actress
- Jean Planchais (1922-2006), journalist
- Claude Simonet (* 1930), soccer player and soccer official
- Alex Capus (* 1961), Swiss journalist and writer
Web links
Commons : Mortagne-au-Perche - Collection of images, videos and audio files
