Villeneuve-en-Perseigne
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Alencon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 133-296 m | |
| surface | 86.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,196 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72600 | |
| INSEE code | 72137 | |
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne is a commune with 2,196 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Mamers (until March 2015: canton of La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet ).
On January 1, 2015, the previously independent communes of Chassé , La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet , Lignières-la-Carelle , Montigny , Roullée and Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Villeneuve-en-Perseigne .
geography
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne is about 45 kilometers north of Le Mans and about ten kilometers east-northeast of Alençon city center . The Sarthe limits the municipality in the north. The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet (administrative headquarters) | 72137 | 31.41 | 939 |
| Chassé | 72069 | 7.23 | 181 |
| Lignières-la-Carelle | 72162 | 6.75 | 392 |
| Montigny | 72207 | 3.85 | 36 |
| Roullée | 72258 | 19.93 | 241 |
| Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois | 72318 | 17.53 | 446 |
Attractions
To the south of the municipality is the Perseigne forest, a 5100 hectare wooded area with the predominant sessile oak .
La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet
- church
- La Belle Échappée Museum
- Courtillole Castle, built at the end of the 17th century
- Bicycle museum
Chassé
- church
Lignières-la-Carelle
- Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Manor house La Juisselerie from the 16th / 17th centuries century
- 18th century Le Bois Girard manor
Montigny
- old church from the 13th century
- Castle from 1750
- Les Riaux manor from the 16th century
Roullée
- La Trinité church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- La Garenne mansion from the 15th century
- La Loge mansion from the 15th century
Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois
- Saint Rigomer church from the 12th century
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively as of January 1, 2012