Le Champ-de-la-Pierre

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑ̃ də la pjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
Commune
Location of Le Champ-de-la-Pierre
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Coordinates: 48°36′34″N 0°12′15″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jeanne-Marie Boudet[1]
Area 1	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	30
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61085 /61320
Elevation	238–315 m (781–1,033 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 410 hectares (1.6 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 271 metres (889 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[6]

Stone Field Estate is a 14th-century chateau with extensive gardens, was classed as a Monument historique in 1993.^[7] The gardens are a Pre-romantic park from the end of the 18th century open to the public, featuring a Maze.^[8] The gardens are classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.^[9]

See also

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

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
4. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
5. "Le Champ-de-la-Pierre · 61320, France". Le Champ-de-la-Pierre · 61320, France.
6. "Grosse forge au Champ-de-la-Pierre - PA00110766". monumentum.fr.
7. "Domaine du Champ de la Pierre". POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
8. "Historique". Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (in French). Le Champ-de-la-Pierre. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
9. "PARC ET JARDIN DU CHÂTEAU DU CHAMP DE LA PIERRE - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France". www.parcsetjardins.fr.