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La Lande-de-Goult

Coordinates: 48°35′09″N 0°02′46″W / 48.5858°N 0.0461°W / 48.5858; -0.0461
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La Lande-de-Goult
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La Lande-de-Goult is located in France
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La Lande-de-Goult is located in Normandy
La Lande-de-Goult
La Lande-de-Goult
Coordinates: 48°35′09″N 0°02′46″W / 48.5858°N 0.0461°W / 48.5858; -0.0461
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Bisson[1]
Area
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28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
191
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61216 /61320
Elevation217–413 m (712–1,355 ft)
(avg. 302 m or 991 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Lande-de-Goult (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d ɡu] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

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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

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

National heritage sites

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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.