Val-au-Perche

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Val-au-Perche
Val-au-Perche (France)
Val-au-Perche
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton Cetone
Community association Collines du Perche Normand
Coordinates 48 ° 16 '  N , 0 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '  N , 0 ° 41'  E
height 90-211 m
surface 63.26 km 2
Residents 3,620 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61130, 61260, 61340
INSEE code 61484
Website Val-au-Perche

Le Theil - Church

Val-au-Perche is a northern French municipality with 3,620 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Orne department , in the extreme south of the Normandy region . It was created with effect from January 1, 2016 as Commune nouvelle through the merger of six formerly independent municipalities, which have since had the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative center of the large municipality is the place Le Theil . The community also consists of several hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms (fermes) .

location

Most of the six districts of the municipality of Val-au-Perche are located in the catchment area of ​​the Huisne river and in the Perche Regional Nature Park about 35 km (driving distance) south of Mortagne-au-Perche and about 10 to 20 km southwest of Nogent-le- Rotrou at altitudes around 100 to 150  m . The climate is influenced to a large extent by the sea and is therefore almost frost-free; Rain (approx. 660 mm / year) falls throughout the year.

Population distribution and extrapolation

District former
INSEE code 		Area
(km²) 		Altitude (m)
(on average) 		Population (Census)
1851 1901 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 1 2016 2
Gémages 61185 6.47 103-211 (125) 484 334 180 182 151 110 89 96 90 111 119
L'Hermitière 61204 8.34 105-209 (145) 588 432 243 241 216 178 209 268 276 274 242
Times 61246 21.90 90-206 (115) 1,285 920 657 553 484 458 611 661 661 762 748
La Rouge 61356 11.74 91-187 (105) 650 600 522 510 470 648 759 751 663 640 738
Saint-Agnan-sur-Erre 61359 5.28 107-208 (115) 526 330 202 204 177 153 156 166 167 167 144
Le Theil 61484 9.53 90-190 (100) 763 1.012 925 1,066 1,207 1,465 1,597 1.919 1.913 1.913 1,725
Val-au-Perche 61484 63.26 4,296 3,628 2,729 2,756 2,705 3,012 3,421 3,861 3,770 3,867 3,716
1 Data from INSEE
2 Data from INSEE
• other data from Cassini
•The (total) population of the municipality Val-au-Perche were calculated by adding the individual districts, ie the ehm. independent municipalities determined

The main reason for the emergence of new large municipalities in the various regions of France is the continuous and in many cases still persistent population decline in the rural municipalities since the middle of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century; this is mainly due to the closure of small farms as well as the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

The villages of the municipality have always been oriented towards agriculture, with pasture farming playing an important role. In ancient times, the livestock trade and the manufacture and sale of cheese and charcoal were often the only sources of income for people. Since the 1960s, tourism has been playing an increasingly important role in the form of renting holiday homes ( gîtes ) .

history

For centuries the area had been largely isolated from all historical conflicts and events; only from the time of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) are attacks known.

Attractions

see local article

Web links

Commons : Val-au-Perche  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ adoption of the prefecture NOR: 1303-15-0030 on the formation of the commune nouvelle Val-au-Perche from 09/25/2015
  2. ↑ Val-au-Perche - Map with altitude information .
  3. ↑ Val-au-Perche - Climate tables
  4. ↑ Data from the Communes - population census (Recensement de la population) 2006
  5. ↑ File of the Orne Department - Census (Recensement de la population) 2016
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui - Index par département