Courgeoût Explained

Courgeoût
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Insee:	61130
Postal Code:	61560
Mayor:	Yves Morinet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Coordinates:	48.5103°N 0.4906°W
Elevation M:	216
Elevation Min M:	165
Elevation Max M:	279
Area Km2:	17.82

Courgeoût (in French pronounced as /kuʁʒu/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Points of interest

• Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.
• Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche is a is a Natura 2000 conservation site shared with Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel measuring 36.37 Hectares.^[2] The site is hosts three varieties of insects, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Marsh fritillary, Jersey tiger and the European stag beetle.^[3]

National heritage sites

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

• Manoir de la Grossinière a seventeenth manor house with private chapel, which was registered as a monument in 2005.^[5]
• Jarossay Manor a sixteenth century manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1998.^[6]

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. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: INPN - Natura 2000 FSD - FR2500108 - Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche - Description.
3. Web site: EUNIS -Site factsheet for Bois et coteaux a l'ouest de Mortagne-au-Perche. eunis.eea.europa.eu.
4. Web site: Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61. monumentum.fr.
5. Web site: Manoir de la Grossinière à Courgeoût - PA61000040. monumentum.fr.
6. Web site: Manoir du Jarossay à Courgeoût - PA61000012. monumentum.fr.