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Dorceau

Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017
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Dorceau
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Dorceau is located in France
Dorceau
Dorceau
Dorceau is located in Normandy
Dorceau
Dorceau
Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonBretoncelles
CommuneRémalard en Perche
Area
1
14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
386
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61110
Elevation115–230 m (377–755 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Traditional farm in Dorceau, France

Dorceau (French pronunciation: [dɔʁso] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.[2]

The river Huisne runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Joseph Louis Aveline". Perche Gouët. Retrieved 19 August 2018.