Ancient hamlet of Saint-Martin-du-Old Bellême, the town acquired its independence in 1872. It owes its name because it had to cross a ford, holding a chain to reach the village.
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Ancient hamlet of Saint-Martin-du-Old Bellême, the town acquired its independence in 1872. It owes its name because it had to cross a ford, holding a chain to reach the village.
Municipality | Belforêt-en-Perche |
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Postcode | 61130 |
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Latitude | 48.3752260 (N 48° 22’ 31”) |
Longitude | 0.5214800 (E 0° 31’ 17”) |
Altitude | From 107m to 262m |
Surface area | 74.53 km² |
Population | 1559 inhabitants |
Density | 20 inhabitants/km² |
Prefecture | Alençon (38 km, 40 min) |
Insee code | 61196 |
Intercommunality | CC des Collines du Perche Normand |
Department | Orne |
Territory | Perche |
Region | Normandy |
Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême | 2.4 km (4 min) |
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Bellême | 3.1 km (4 min) |
Vaunoise | 5.1 km (6 min) |
Appenai-sous-Bellême | 6.3 km (8 min) |
Chemilli | 7 km (8 min) |
Igé | 8.5 km (7 min) |
Le Pin-la-Garenne | 9.3 km (9 min) |
Origny-le-Roux | 9.9 km (9 min) |
La Chapelle-Souëf | 10.4 km (10 min) |
Dame-Marie | 10.5 km (11 min) |
Saint-Fulgent-des-Ormes | 10.5 km (14 min) |
Bellavilliers | 10.9 km (11 min) |
Suré | 11.3 km (12 min) |
Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne | 13 km (13 min) |
Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière | 13.8 km (15 min) |
The town is home to a Romanesque church with two bells: Stephen, one of the oldest bells of Perche (1578), and Louise Theodore (1889).
Origny-le-Butin:
The Oak of the school was planted in 1666. The circumference of the tree is 4.55 m and its height of 40 m. It was dedicated in 1927 to the National School of Water and Forests so that it develops a reasoned management of the forest.
Chateau du Tertre 17th century style Louis XIII. The castle of the Tertre is labeled "House of the illustrious". The writer Roger Martin-du-Gard stayed at the castle from 1925 to 1958 and will make some changes.
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Natural sites |
Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
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Telemark water skiing at the Fontaine Simon site | Sports sensations | 22 € to 75 € | Fontaine-Simon (40 km) |
Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
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The greenway of Saosnois: a territory to discover! | Hike | Easy | 3:25 | Saint-Longis (12.5 km) |
Beef Road | Hike | Easy | 3:45 | Jauzé (21 km) |
Discovering Bonnétable | Hike | Easy | 55 min | Bonnétable (24 km) |
Perche Thironnais | Hike | Intermediate | 2:45 | Nonvilliers-Grandhoux (48 km) |