Courgeoût

Courgeoût
Commune
Location of Courgeoût
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Coordinates: 48°30′37″N 0°29′26″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Mortagne-au-Perche
Intercommunality	Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Morinet[1]
Area ^1	17.82 km^2 (6.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	463
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61130 /61560
Elevation	165–279 m (541–915 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courgeoût (French pronunciation: [kuʁʒu] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Points of interest

• Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.
• Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche is a is a Natura 2000 conservation site shared with Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel measuring 36.37 Hectares.^[3] The site is hosts three varieties of insects, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Marsh fritillary, Jersey tiger and the European stag beetle.^[4]

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[5]

• Manoir de la Grossinière a seventeenth manor house with private chapel, which was registered as a monument in 2005.^[6]
• Jarossay Manor a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1998.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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. "INPN - Natura 2000 FSD - FR2500108 - Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche - Description".
4. "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
5. "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
6. "Manoir de la Grossinière à Courgeoût - PA61000040". monumentum.fr.
7. "Manoir du Jarossay à Courgeoût - PA61000012". monumentum.fr.