Perche en Nocé
Perche en Nocé is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Colonard-Corubert, Dancé, Nocé, Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.
Geography
The Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.Notable buildings and places
The Jardin François is a garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public. It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.National heritage sites
The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.- Old Church of Courthioust a tenth Century church in the hamlet of Courthioust in Colonard-Corubert.
- Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.
- Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.
- Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.
- Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.
- Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.
- Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.
- Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.
- Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.
- Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.
Notable people
- Léopold Nègre a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.