Champcerie


Champcerie is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune of Champcerie is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Champcerie, Fumeçon and La Chardinière. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of
The river Baize runs through the commune, along with two of its tributaries, Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre and Ruisseau des Vallees.

Land distribution

According to the 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment just over half of the land in the commune, 52% is Forest. The rest of the land is Meadows at 28%, 11% of land is classed as Heterogeneous agricultural land, 6% is shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation and 5% is Arable land.

Notable buildings and places

The Commune contains a Renaissance period house has been listed as Monument historique as the main interest lies in the quality and refinement of its interior decor, as very little has been altered since the origin.