Dorceau

Dorceau
Dorceau
Location within Normandy region
Dorceau
Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton Bretoncelles
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Lécuyer
Area1 14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 407
 • Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 61147 /61110
Elevation 115–230 m (377–755 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Traditional farm in Dorceau, France

Dorceau is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard-en-Perche.[1]

The Huisne River runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
  2. ↑ "Joseph Louis Aveline". Perche Gouët. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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