Val-au-Perche explained

Val-au-Perche (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Gémages, L'Hermitière, Mâle, La Rouge, Saint-Agnan-sur-Erre and Le Theil (the seat).^[2]

Notable buildings and places

Parc du Château de Lorière is an English styled landscaped park built created in 1850 surrounding Loriere Castle which is open to the public.^[3] It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.^[4]

National heritage sites

The Commune has 8 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Val-au-Perche.^[5]
• Paper Mill on the bank of the Huisne which was rebuilt in 1881 from an original flour mill, mainly to supply paper to large cigarette paper factory in the neighboring town of Theil.^[6]
• Gauberdière Manor a fifteenth Century Manor in La Rouge.^[7]
• Chateau de l'Hermitière an eighteenth Century cahteau in L'Hermitière .^[8]
• Chateau de Launay a sixteenth Century chateau in Male .^[9]
• Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Gémages.^[10]
• Chateau de Loriere an eighteenth Century chateau in La Rouge.^[11]
• The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption a fifteenth Century church in Le Theil.^[12]

Transport

The commune has a Railway station called Theil - La Rouge, that was opened in 1857 and serves part of the Paris–Brest line.^[13]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/9/25/INTB1525682A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
3. Web site: Le Parc de Lorière, un jardin anglais d'exception à visiter tout l'été à Val-au-Perche. July 21, 2017. actu.fr.
4. Web site: PARC DU CHATEAU DE LORIÈRE - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. www.parcsetjardins.fr.
5. Web site: Eglise Saint-Martin à Val-au-Perche - PA00110993. monumentum.fr.
6. Web site: Moulin à papier à Val-au-Perche - PA00135523. monumentum.fr.
7. Web site: Manoir de la Gauberdière à Val-au-Perche - PA00135528. monumentum.fr.
8. Web site: Château de l'Hermitière à Val-au-Perche - PA00110822. monumentum.fr.
9. Web site: Château de Launay à Val-au-Perche - PA61000034. monumentum.fr.
10. Web site: Eglise Saint-Martin à Val-au-Perche - PA61000022. monumentum.fr.
11. Web site: Château de Lorière. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
12. Web site: Eglise à Val-au-Perche - PA00110955. monumentum.fr.
13. Web site: Toutes les infos de la gare SNCF Le Theil - La Rouge. Infos Gare.