La Ferrière-Béchet () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Verdray, La Tourainnerie, Les Hayes, Les Hauts Champs and La Ferrière-Béchet.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.
La Ferrière-Béchet along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
The Senneviere river, La Forêt stream and the Ponts Besnard stream are the three watercourses running through this area.
Notable buildings and places
Tourbière des Petits Riaux is a nature reserve set within a Peat bog, that features carnivorous plants.
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.
See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
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