Charencey, Orne Explained

Charencey
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Tourouvre au Perche
Insee:	61429
Postal Code:	61190
Mayor:	Jean-Claude Juszezak^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Hauts du Perche
Coordinates:	48.6506°N 0.7592°W
Area Km2:	45.56

Charencey (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey (the seat), Moussonvilliers and Normandel.^[2]

Geography

Charencey along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Tourouvre au Perche shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[3] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.^[4]

In addition 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.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2017/9/22/INTB1726952A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description.
4. Web site: Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche. Ministère de la Transition écologique.
5. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description.