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 (the seat), Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Ormoie, Colonard-Corubert, Perche en Nocé, Dancé and La Galaisière.
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.
Three rivers, La Chèvre, L'Erre and La Rozière run through the commune.
Population Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
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 (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.
See also Communes of the Orne department
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