Feings, Orne
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| Coordinates: 48°32′48″N 0°38′04″E / 48.5467°N 0.6344°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lydia Bussy-Boiteux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 187 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61160 /61400 |
| Elevation | 167–261 m (548–856 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Feings (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]Feings along with the communes of Tourouvre au Perche, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.[3] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.[4]
In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[5]
Points of Interest
[edit]- La Tourbière de Commeauche is a nature reserve that features a preserved peat bog in a clearing in the Réno-Valdieu forest.[6][7]
National heritage sites
[edit]- Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu is a former Charterhouse that was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description".
- ^ "Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ "La Tourbière de la Commeauche | Conseil départemental de l'Orne". www.orne.fr.
- ^ "TOURBIERE DE COMMEAUCHE | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie". cen-normandie.fr.
- ^ "Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu à Feings - PA61000004". monumentum.fr.
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