Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière explained

Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Bretoncelles
Insee:	61379
Postal Code:	61130
Mayor:	David Coutant^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Cœur du Perche
Coordinates:	48.3314°N 0.6414°W
Elevation M:	200
Elevation Min M:	112
Elevation Max M:	212
Area Km2:	18.75

Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ siʁ la ʁozjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[2]

Points of interest

• Écomusée du Perche is a museum dedicated to rural heritage of the Perche from the 1800s to 1960.^[3] It was first opened in 1972.^[4]

National heritage sites

The Commune has five buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[5]

• Sainte-Gauburge priory a thirteenth century former priory that was registered as a monument in 1980.^[6]
• Chapel of Clémence a fourteenth century chapel, registered as a Monument historique in 1977.^[7]
• La Pierre Procureuse Dolmen is a Neolithic dolmen, registered as a Monument historique in 1930.^[8]
• Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1978.^[9]
• Langenardiere Manor a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1925.^[10]

Notable People

• Alexis Bachelot - (1796 - 1837) a Catholic priest best known for his tenure as the first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, was born here.^[11]

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. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Commune de Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière (61379) − COG | Insee. www.insee.fr.
3. Web site: ECOMUSEE DU PERCHE: Museums and interpretation centres France, Atlantic Loire Valley. www.atlantic-loire-valley.com.
4. Web site: L'Écomusée du Perche à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière fête ses 50 ans. 26 January 2022. actu.fr.
5. Web site: Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61. monumentum.fr.
6. Web site: Ancien prieuré Sainte-Gauburge à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière - PA00110918. monumentum.fr.
7. Web site: Chapelle de Clémencé à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière - PA00110914. monumentum.fr.
8. Web site: Dolmen dit La Pierre Procureuse à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière - PA00110915. monumentum.fr.
9. Web site: Eglise Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière - PA00110916. monumentum.fr.
10. Web site: Manoir de Langenardiere à Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière - PA00110917. monumentum.fr.
11. Web site: CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alexis John Augustine Bachelot. www.newadvent.org.