Dorceau

Part of Rémalard en Perche in Normandy, France
Location of Dorceau
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48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentOrneArrondissementMortagne-au-PercheCantonBretoncellesCommuneRémalard en Perche Area
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14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)Population
 (2013)[1]
386 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
61110
Elevation115–230 m (377–755 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Traditional farm in Dorceau, France

Dorceau (French pronunciation: [dɔʁso] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.[2]

The river Huisne runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Joseph Louis Aveline". Perche Gouët. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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