La Ferté-en-Ouche

La Ferté-en-Ouche
Commune
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Location of La Ferté-en-Ouche
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Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 0°30′40″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Rai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Le Glaunec[1]
Area ^1	131.69 km^2 (50.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,993
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61167 /61550, 61470
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferté-en-Ouche (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte ɑ̃.n‿uʃ], literally La Ferté in Ouche) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Anceins, Bocquencé, Couvains, La Ferté-Frênel (the seat), Gauville, Glos-la-Ferrière, Heugon, Monnai, Saint-Nicolas-des-Laitiers and Villers-en-Ouche.^[3]

Geography

The commune along with another 69 communes shares part of a 4,747 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Risle, Guiel, Charentonne.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,157	—
1975	2,887	−1.27%
1982	2,937	+0.25%
1990	2,940	+0.01%
1999	2,989	+0.18%
2007	3,292	+1.21%
2012	3,265	−0.16%
2017	3,217	−0.30%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

• Chateau of La Ferté-Frênel is a 19th century Chateau, which with its garden and grounds is classed as a Monument historique.^[6][7]
• Château du Boële is an 18th century Chateau, based in Glos-la-Ferrière and classed as a Monument historique in 1974.^[8][9]
• Church of Douet-Arthus is a 12th century Church, based in Heugon and classed as a Monument historique in 1997.^[10][11]
• Menhir at Glos-la-Ferrière is Neolithic Menhir in Glos-la-Ferrière and was classed as a Monument historique in 1944.^[12]
• Dolmen at La Ferté-Frênel is Neolithic Dolmen in La Ferté-Frênel and was classed as a Monument historique in 1944.^[13]

• 
  Saint-Sauveur church in Monnai
• 
  Saint-Aubin church in Gauville
• 
  Couvains church
• 
  Town Hall of Gauville
• 
  Heugon
• 
  church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Denis in Heugon

People linked with the commune

• Émile Bouhours (1870-1953), a French former road bicycle racer who won the 1900 Paris–Roubaix race was born here.^[14]
• Paul Bunel (1882-1918), a Norman photographer was born here.^[15]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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. Arrêté préfectoral 26 October 2015 (in French)
4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description".
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "Domaine du château à La Ferté-Frênel - PA61000001". monumentum.fr.
7. "Domaine du château". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
8. "Château du Boële à Glos-la-Ferrière - PA00110812". monumentum.fr.
9. "Château du Boële". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
10. "Eglise du Douet-Arthus à Heugon - PA61000005". monumentum.fr.
11. "Eglise du Douet-Arthus". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
12. "Menhir à Glos-la-Ferrière - PA00110813". monumentum.fr.
13. "Dolmen à La Ferté-Frênel - PA00110805". monumentum.fr.
14. "Emile Bouhours". www.procyclingstats.com.
15. "Paul BUNEL". vimoutiers.net.