Saint-Gervais-du-Perron explained

Saint-Gervais-du-Perron
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Alençon
Canton:	Sées
Insee:	61400
Postal Code:	61500
Mayor:	Damien Roger^[1]
Term:	2020–2026
Coordinates:	48.5358°N 0.1486°W
Elevation Min M:	151
Elevation Max M:	333
Area Km2:	11.28

Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ dy pɛʁɔ̃/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[2]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• 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.^[3]

Notable people

• Pierre Cardin – (1922–2020), an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer, lived here between 1960 and 1972 at Beaumesnil manor.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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: Commune de Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (61400) − COG | Insee. www.insee.fr.
3. 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.
4. Web site: Quand Jeanne Moreau et Pierre Cardin filaient l'amour parfait au pays d'Alençon. 14 August 2017. actu.fr.