Joué-du-Bois explained

Joué-du-Bois
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Joué du Bois 61.svg
Arrondissement:Alençon
Canton:Magny-le-Désert
Insee:61209
Postal Code:61320
Mayor:Pierre Correyeur[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Coordinates:48.5825°N -0.2308°W
Elevation Min M:213
Elevation Max M:344
Area Km2:21.08
Demonym:Gaudiacéens

Joué-du-Bois (in French pronounced as /ʒwe dy bwa/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Raitière, Le Hamel, La Retourdière, La Brousse, Le Theil, La Vallée, La Fontenelle and Joué-du-Bois.[2]

It is 2110ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 304m (997feet).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

Joué-du-Bois along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[3]

The commune has one river, The Gourbe flowing through it, plus two streams, The Noes Morins and the Bois Tesselin.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France. Joué-du-Bois · 61320, France.
  3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
  4. Web site: Manoir à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110989. monumentum.fr.
  5. Web site: Dolmen dit de la Grandière à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110828. monumentum.fr.
  6. Web site: Dolmen dit La pierre aux loups à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110827. monumentum.fr.
  7. Web site: Menhir dit des Outres à Joué-du-Bois - PA00110829. monumentum.fr.