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]
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Location of Villers-en-Ouche  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°51′39″N 0°27′23″E / 48.8608°N 0.4564°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | La Ferté-Frênel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté 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 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61506 /61550 |
| Elevation | 197–257 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
changeIn 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 the Emile Garcin-Paris Prize for work on the pigeon house, which was built in the 15th century.[2]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Arrêté du 26 octobre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de La Ferté-en-Ouche" (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Castle of Villers-en-Ouche (Orne)". La Demeure Historique (in French). Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
...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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Parc et Jardins du Château de Villers-en-Ouche - Orne (61) - Normandie". www.jardinez.com (in French). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villers-en-Ouche.
- INSEE (in French)
- Les Comptes des Communes (in French)[permanent dead link]
- Château de Villers-en-Ouche (in French)[permanent dead link]
- Park of the castle of Villers (in French) Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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