Boucé, Orne

Boucé (French pronunciation: [buse] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Boucé
Commune
Location of Boucé
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Coordinates: 48°38′51″N 0°05′21″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Brigitte Messager[1]
Area 1	20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	567
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61055 /61570
Elevation	172–268 m (564–879 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bellenger, Le Bois Pépin, La Pelletrie, La Farinière, Le Gassel, Le Cruchet and Boucé.^[3]

It is 2,040 hectares (7.9 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 187 metres (614 ft).

Boucé along with another 69 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[4] In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves.^[5]

Boucé has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Gue de la Heze stream, Moulin de Besnard stream and the Landelles stream.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	784	—
1975	700	−1.61%
1982	645	−1.16%
1990	630	−0.29%
1999	619	−0.20%
2009	597	−0.36%
2014	620	+0.76%
2020	598	−0.60%
Source: INSEE[6]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century Motte, which was classified as a Monument historique in 1975.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department