Saint-Gervais-du-Perron

Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Commune
The church in Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
The church in Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
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Saint-Gervais-du-Perron is located in France
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron is located in Normandy
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 0°08′55″E / 48.5358°N 0.1486°E / 48.5358; 0.1486
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Damien Roger[1]
Area
1
11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
346
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61400 /61500
Elevation151–333 m (495–1,093 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ dy pɛʁɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[3]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

  • 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.[4]

Notable people

  • Pierre Cardin – (1922–2020), an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer, lived here between 1960 and 1972 at Beaumesnil manor.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (61400)". INSEE.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Quand Jeanne Moreau et Pierre Cardin filaient l'amour parfait au pays d'Alençon". actu.fr. 14 August 2017.
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