Feings | |
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![]() The town hall in Feings | |
Coordinates: 48°32′48″N 0°38′04″E / 48.5467°N 0.6344°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Lydia Bussy-Boiteux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 187 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61160 /61400 |
Elevation | 167–261 m (548–856 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Feings (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
Feings along with the communes of Tourouvre au Perche, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey is part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.[3] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to the following fourteen protected Flora and Fauna;[4]
Points of Interest
- La Tourbière de Commeauche is a nature reserve that features a preserved peat bog in a clearing in the Réno-Valdieu forest.[5][6]
National heritage sites
- Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu is a former Charterhouse that was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description".
- ^ "Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique.
- ^ "La Tourbière de la Commeauche | Conseil départemental de l'Orne". www.orne.fr.
- ^ "TOURBIERE DE COMMEAUCHE | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie". cen-normandie.fr.
- ^ "Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu à Feings - PA61000004". monumentum.fr.