La Lande-de-Goult

La Lande-de-Goult
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°35′09″N 0°02′46″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Bisson[1]
Area ^1	28.57 km^2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	191
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61216 /61320
Elevation	217–413 m (712–1,355 ft) (avg. 302 m or 991 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 Lande-de-Goult (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d də ɡu] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Goult, La Forêt, Le Tertre, Le Flochet and La Lande-de-Goult.^[3]

It is 2,860 hectares (11.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 293 metres (961 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.^[4][5]

La Lande-de-Goult along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[6] In addition the commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.^[7]

The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.

Notable buildings and places

• Tourbière des Petits Riaux a nature reserve consisting of a peat bog with carnivorous plants.^[8][9]

National heritage sites

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

• Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.^[10]
• Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A Protohistoric site that was listed as a monument in 1963.^[11]
• Goult Priory - A 12th century priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.^[12]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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. "La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France". La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France.
4. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
5. "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
6. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
7. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description".
8. "Tourbière de la Lande-de-Goult". Ouest-France.fr. 27 August 2014.
9. "tourbière des petits riaux".
10. "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
11. "Vestiges du camp antique de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110832". monumentum.fr.
12. "Prieuré de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110833". monumentum.fr.