La Lande-de-Goult explained
| La Lande-de-Goult |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Alençon |
| Canton: | Magny-le-Désert |
| Insee: | 61216 |
| Postal Code: | 61320 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Marc Bisson[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
| Coordinates: | 48.5858°N -0.0461°W |
| Elevation M: | 302 |
| Elevation Min M: | 217 |
| Elevation Max M: | 413 |
| Area Km2: | 28.57 |
La Lande-de-Goult (in French pronounced as /la lɑ̃d də ɡu/) 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, Goult, La Forêt, Le Tertre, Le Flochet and La Lande-de-Goult.[2]
It is 2860ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 293m (961feet).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[3]
La Lande-de-Goult 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.[4]
The commune has five watercourses flowing through it, La Cance river, Clairefontaine stream, Coupigny stream, Landelles stream and the Blanchelande stream.
Notable buildings and places
- Tourbière des Petits Riaux a nature reserve consisting of a peat bog with carnivorous plants.[5] [6]
National heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[7]
- Remains of the ancient camp of Goult - A Protohistoric site that was listed as a monument in 1963.[8]
- Goult Priory - A 12th century priory that was listed as a monument in 1989.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- Web site: La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France. La Lande-de-Goult · 61320, France.
- Web site: MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES. ZNIEFF.
- Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
- Web site: Tourbière de la Lande-de-Goult. 27 August 2014. Ouest-France.fr.
- Web site: tourbière des petits riaux.
- Web site: 80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap.... monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Vestiges du camp antique de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110832. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Prieuré de Goult à La Lande-de-Goult - PA00110833. monumentum.fr.
