Pacé, Orne
Pacé | |
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_Mairie_02.jpg) The town hall in Pacé | |
 Location of Pacé | |
  Pacé Location within France  Pacé Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′46″N 0°00′10″W / 48.4461°N 0.0028°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 404 |
| • Density | 53.4/km2 (138/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61321 /61250 |
| Elevation | 137–205 m (449–673 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pacé (French pronunciation: [pase]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Haut-Montrayé, Chauvigny, La Gouvrie, Pacé, La Pommeraie, La Folie and Chahains.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 306 | — |
| 1975 | 285 | −1.01% |
| 1982 | 252 | −1.74% |
| 1990 | 295 | +1.99% |
| 1999 | 325 | +1.08% |
| 2007 | 376 | +1.84% |
| 2012 | 363 | −0.70% |
| 2017 | 389 | +1.39% |
| 2023 | 404 | +0.63% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[6]
- La Cour de Pacé Manor a fifteenth century house that was thought to be a Templar house before being converted into an English residence during the Hundred Years' War, it was registered as a monument in 1974.[7]
- Pacé Church a twelfth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.[8]
Notable People
[edit]- Éléonore-Aglaé-Marie Despierres (1843 – 1895), was a historian who died here.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Voordat je verdergaat naar Google Maps". www.google.com. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Manoir La Cour de Pacé à Pacé - PA00110881". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Eglise à Pacé - PA00110880". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Éléonore-Aglaé-Marie Despierres (1843-1895)". data.bnf.fr.
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