Villeneuve-en-Perseigne () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the former communes La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet, Chassé, Lignières-la-Carelle, Montigny, Roullée and Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois.Arrêté préfectoral 22 September 2014
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Roullée, La Foucherie, Ventes du Four, Montigny, Chassé, Lignières-la-Carelle, Le Goulet and La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet.
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
Two rivers, the Sarthe and the la Pervenche, flow through the commune.
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.
Population Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
Points of Interest
L'étang du Chédouet a 7 hectare lake within a 10 hectare site. The lake is part of the Natura 2000 site. Bocage à Osmoderma eremita au nord de la forêt de Perseigne and features sign posted walks. La Ferme du Cheval d'Ô is a Children's farm and rescue homing center for animal that is open to the public. It was opened in 2025.
Museums
Musée du vélo "La Belle Echappée" - a museum dedicated to the history of cycling and the Tour de France from 1890 to the present day. It has been open to the public since the year 2000.
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique:
Château de Courtilloles - an eighteenth century chateau that was listed as a monument historique in 2021. Château de Montigny - an eighteenth century chateau that was listed as a monument historique in 2021.
See also Communes of the Sarthe department
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