La Chapelle-Montligeon

La Chapelle-Montligeon
Commune
The basilica church in Montligeon
Location of La Chapelle-Montligeon
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Coordinates: 48°29′03″N 0°39′15″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)	Patrick Pasquier[1]
Area ^1	8.33 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	513
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Montligeonnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61097 /61400
Elevation	144–232 m (472–761 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Montligeon (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl mɔ̃liʒɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.^[3]

Points of interest

National heritage sites

• Notre-Dame Basilica is a nineteenth century Neo-Gothic Basilica, it was registered as a Monument historique 1978.^[4] It features Stained glass windows by Louis Barillet.^[4]

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 - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
4. "Basilique Notre-Dame à la Chapelle-Montligeon - PA00110773 - Monumentum".