Villers-en-Ouche

former commune in Orne, France

Villers-en-Ouche is a former commune in north-western France. It is in the Orne department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Ferté-en-Ouche.[1]

Villers-en-Ouche
Location of Villers-en-Ouche
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Villers-en-Ouche is located in France
Villers-en-Ouche
Villers-en-Ouche
Villers-en-Ouche is located in Normandy
Villers-en-Ouche
Villers-en-Ouche
Coordinates: 48°51′39″N 0°27′23″E / 48.8608°N 0.4564°E / 48.8608; 0.4564
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonLa Ferté-Frênel
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Canton de la Ferté-Frênel
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Coispel
Area
1
11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
343
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61506 /61550
Elevation197–257 m (646–843 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chateau change

In the commune is a large house or mansion, called the Château de Villers-en-Ouche. The château was first built in the late-1400s. It was re-built in 1610 by the family "La Chapelle".[2] The main building has a Mansard roof, decorated with 5 skylight windows, which replaced a higher roof that was burned in 1741.[3]

The grounds include a French style garden and a 10-hectare park.[3] In 2009, the chateau was honored with Emile Garcin-Paris Prize for work on the pigeon house, which was built in the 15th century.[2]

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  1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 October 2015 (in French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Demeure-historique.org, Château de Villers-en-Ouche (Orne) Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt, "...le Château de Villers en Ouche, est reconstruit au début du XVIIème siècle, par l’architecte Jean-François Mansard, à l’emplacement d’un ancien château"; retrieved 2012-5-15.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jardinez.com, "Castle Of Villers-en-Ouche Park and Gardens"; retrieved 2012-5-14.

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