Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑ̃ la pjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Location of Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
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Le Champ-de-la-Pierre is located in France
Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Le Champ-de-la-Pierre is located in Normandy
Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Coordinates: 48°36′34″N 0°12′15″W / 48.6094°N 0.2042°W / 48.6094; -0.2042
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jeanne-Marie Boudet[1]
Area
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4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
30
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61085 /61320
Elevation238–315 m (781–1,033 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The Commune is 410 hectares (1.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 271 metres (889 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3]

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]

Notable buildings and places

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National heritage sites

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The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

Forge master's house is a ruin of a 17th-century building. It was classified as a monument in 1991.[6]

Stone Field Estate is a 14th-century chateau with extensive gardens, was classed as a Monument historique in 1993.[7] The gardens are a Pre-romantic park from the end of the 18th century open to the public, featuring a Maze.[8] The gardens are classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  4. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  5. ^ "Le Champ-de-la-Pierre · 61320, France". Le Champ-de-la-Pierre · 61320, France.
  6. ^ "Grosse forge au Champ-de-la-Pierre - PA00110766". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Domaine du Champ de la Pierre". POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Historique". Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (in French). Le Champ-de-la-Pierre. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ^ "PARC ET JARDIN DU CHÂTEAU DU CHAMP DE LA PIERRE - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.