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Mortagne-au-Perche

Coordinates: 48°31′15″N 0°32′54″E / 48.5208°N 0.5483°E / 48.5208; 0.5483
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Mortagne-au-Perche
The town hall in Mortagne-au-Perche
The town hall in Mortagne-au-Perche
Coat of arms of Mortagne-au-Perche
Location of Mortagne-au-Perche
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Mortagne-au-Perche is located in France
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche is located in Normandy
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche
Coordinates: 48°31′15″N 0°32′54″E / 48.5208°N 0.5483°E / 48.5208; 0.5483
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonMortagne-au-Perche
IntercommunalityPays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Virginie Valtier[1]
Area
1
8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,815
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61293 /61400
Elevation171–264 m (561–866 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mortagne-au-Perche (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtaɲ o pɛʁʃ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy, northwestern France.[3] It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Mortagne-au-Perche
Arms of Mortagne-au-Perche
The arms of Mortagne-au-Perche are blazoned :
Or, 3 fern fronds vert.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19684,322—    
19754,877+1.74%
19824,851−0.08%
19904,584−0.71%
19994,513−0.17%
20074,156−1.02%
20124,059−0.47%
20173,818−1.22%
Source: INSEE[5]

Points of interest

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National heritage sites

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The Commune has seventeen buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

  • Hôtel de Longueil a former 15th-century hotel, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1975.[6]
  • convent of the Poor Clares of Saint-François a former sixteenth-century convent, registered as a Monument historique in 1920.[7]
  • Saint-Nicolas hospital a former sixteenth-century hospital, registered as a Monument historique in 1997.[8]
  • Collegiate church of Toussaint a former thirteenth-century church served by a college of canons, registered as a Monument historique in 1972.[9]
  • Notre-Dame Church a fifteenth-century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1910.[10]
  • Saint-Germain-de-Loisé Church a fifteenth-century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1972.[11]
  • Mortagne Hippodrome the three wooden grandstands at this racecourse are the oldest preserved examples in France; they were registered as a Monument historique in 1996. The stands are used Each year on the first Sunday in September, for the Orne departmental competition for conformation and gait of Percheron horses.[12][13]
  • Hôtel a former eighteenth-century building, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[14]
  • Hôtel de Fontenay an eighteenth-century hotel, still in operation, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[15]
  • Hotel des Tailles an eighteenth-century hotel, still in operation, it was registered as a monument in 1971.[16]
  • House of Henry IV a sixteenth-century house, that Henry IV visited in 1599, it was registered as a monument in 1979.[17]
  • Dean Toussaint House a fifteenth-century house built for the dean of the collegiate church, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[18]
  • The house of the Counts of Perche a seventeenth-century stately house built on the site of where the counts of Perche resided in the 12th century, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[19]
  • Birthplace of Alain a nineteenth-century house where the philosopher Alain was born, it was registered as a monument in 1995.[20]
  • Turret house a fifteenth-century house, with a Turret, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[21]
  • Porte Saint-Denis a twelfth-century door, revealing a Cart arch that was the entrance to Fort Toussaint, it was registered as a monument in 1975.[22]
  • Statue of Neptune' located in the garden of the town hall, this statue was created in 1866 by Emmanuel Frémiet. It was registered as a monument in 2006.[23]

People

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Mortagne-au-Perche is twinned with:[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Mortagne-au-Perche (61293)". INSEE.
  4. ^ "Mortagne-au-Perche, la dynamique petite cité de caractère". Ouest-France.fr. 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Ancien Hôtel de Longueil
  7. ^ Ancien couvent des Clarisses de Saint-François
  8. ^ Ancien hôpital Saint-Nicolas
  9. ^ Ancienne collégiale de Toussaint
  10. ^ Eglise Notre-Dame
  11. ^ Eglise Saint-Germain-de-Loisé
  12. ^ Hippodrome
  13. ^ "Tribunes de l'hippodrome MORTAGNE-AU-PERCHE : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France.
  14. ^ Hôtel
  15. ^ Hôtel de Fontenay
  16. ^ Hôtel des Tailles
  17. ^ Maison de Henri IV
  18. ^ Maison dite du doyen Toussaint
  19. ^ Maison dite maison des comtes du Perche
  20. ^ Maison natale du philosophe Alain
  21. ^ Maison à tourelle
  22. ^ Porte Saint-Denis
  23. ^ Statue de Neptune, située dans le jardin de l'Hôtel de Ville
  24. ^ "GRANGER Ernest, Henri". Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. 12 March 2020 – via Le Maitron.
  25. ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
  26. ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.