Igé, Orne Explained

Igé
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Ceton
Insee:	61207
Postal Code:	61130
Mayor:	Isabelle Thierry^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Collines du Perche Normand
Coordinates:	48.3253°N 0.5222°W
Elevation M:	128
Elevation Min M:	90
Elevation Max M:	180
Area Km2:	27.86

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

Geography

Igé along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Belforêt-en-Perche and Appenai-sous-Bellême is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[2] The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash.^[3]

Points of interest

• Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 6.62 hectare site is a protected area created in 2012 as part of the Natura 2000 site Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme.^[4] The site is home to the southern damselfly, Sand lizard, white horehound and the King trumpet mushroom.^{[4] [5]}

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[6]

• Domaine de Lonné seventeenth century chateau and estate that was registered as a monument in 2000.^[7]
• Church of Marcilly a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1971.^[8]
• Bray Manor a seventeenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1977.^[9]
• Garenne-de-la-Motte remains of a Motte from the Middle Ages, registered as a Monument historique in 1975.^[10]

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 - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500109 - Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme - Description.
3. Web site: Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Bellême. Ministère de la Transition écologique.
4. Web site: Autres sites naturels.
5. Web site: Les chantiers de la Butte des rocs ont repris à Igé. 30 October 2020. actu.fr.
6. Web site: Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61. monumentum.fr.
7. Web site: Domaine de Lonné à Igé - PA61000023. monumentum.fr.
8. Web site: Eglise de Marcilly à Igé - PA00110824. monumentum.fr.
9. Web site: Manoir de Bray à Igé - PA00110825. monumentum.fr.
10. Web site: Motte féodale dite Garenne-de-la-Motte à Igé - PA00110826. monumentum.fr.