Dorceau Explained

Dorceau
Arrondissement:Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:Bretoncelles
Insee:61147
Postal Code:61110
Commune:Rémalard en Perche
Coordinates:48.4236°N 0.8017°W
Elevation M:145
Elevation Min M:115
Elevation Max M:230
Area Km2:14.68
Population:386
Population Date:2013
Population Footnotes:[1]

Dorceau (in French pronounced as /dɔʁso/) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.[2]

The river Huisne runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2387611/ensemble.pdf Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/9/21/INTB1525677A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  3. Web site: Joseph Louis Aveline. Perche Gouët. 19 August 2018.