Le Champ-de-la-Pierre explained

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Alençon
Canton:Magny-le-Désert
Insee:61085
Postal Code:61320
Mayor:Jeanne-Marie Boudet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Coordinates:48.6094°N -0.2042°W
Elevation Min M:238
Elevation Max M:315
Area Km2:4.05

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (in French pronounced as /lə ʃɑ̃ də la pjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The Commune is 410ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 271m (889feet).

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

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre 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.[2]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

Forge master's house is a ruin of a 17th-century building. It was classified as a monument in 1991.[3]

Stone Field Estate is a 14th-century chateau with extensive gardens, was classed as a Monument historique in 1993.[4] The gardens are a Pre-romantic park from the end of the 18th century open to the public, featuring a Maze.[5] The gardens are classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.[6]

See also

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 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
  3. Web site: Grosse forge au Champ-de-la-Pierre - PA00110766. monumentum.fr.
  4. News: Domaine du Champ de la Pierre . French . POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine . Ministère de la Culture . 2023-06-04 . 2023-06-04 .
  5. News: Historique . French . Le Champ-de-la-Pierre . Le Champ-de-la-Pierre . 2023-06-04 . 2023-06-04 .
  6. Web site: PARC ET JARDIN DU CHÂTEAU DU CHAMP DE LA PIERRE - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. www.parcsetjardins.fr.