La Lande-de-Goult
Commune
The church in La Lande-de-Goult
The church in La Lande-de-Goult
Location of La Lande-de-Goult
La Lande-de-Goult is located in France
La Lande-de-Goult
La Lande-de-Goult
La Lande-de-Goult is located in Normandy
La Lande-de-Goult
La Lande-de-Goult
Coordinates: 48°35′09″N 0°02′46″W / 48.5858°N 0.0461°W / 48.5858; -0.0461
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Bisson[1]
Area
1
28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
191
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61216 /61320
Elevation217–413 m (712–1,355 ft)
(avg. 302 m or 991 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Lande-de-Goult (French pronunciation: [la lɑ̃d də ɡu] ⓘ) 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, Goult, La Forêt, Le Tertre, Le Flochet and La Lande-de-Goult.[3]

It is 2,860 hectares (11.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 293 metres (961 ft).[4]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[5][6]

The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.[4]

Notable buildings and places

  • Tourbière des Petits Riaux a nature reserve consisting of a peat bog with carnivorous plants.[7][8]

National heritage sites

The Commune has thee buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[4]

  • 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.[9]
  • Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A Protohistoric site that was listed as a monument in 1963.[10]
  • Goult Priory - A 12th centaury priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France". La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mairie de la Lande-de-Goult et sa commune (61320)". Annuaire-Mairie. 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ↑ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.
  7. ↑ "Tourbière de la Lande-de-Goult". Ouest-France.fr. 27 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "tourbière des petits riaux".
  9. ↑ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
  10. ↑ "Vestiges du camp antique de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110832". monumentum.fr.
  11. ↑ "Prieuré de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110833". monumentum.fr.
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