La Ferté-en-Ouche
La Ferté-en-Ouche (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte ɑ̃.n‿uʃ], literally The Fortress in Ouche) 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 Anceins, Bocquencé, Couvains, La Ferté-Frênel (the seat), Gauville, Glos-la-Ferrière, Heugon, Monnai, Saint-Nicolas-des-Laitiers and Villers-en-Ouche.[2]
La Ferté-en-Ouche | |
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 The chateau in La Ferté-Frênel | |
Location of La Ferté-en-Ouche 
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  La Ferté-en-Ouche  La Ferté-en-Ouche | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 0°30′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Le Glaunec |
| Area 1 | 131.69 km2 (50.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,217 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61167 /61550, 61470 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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References
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Arrêté préfectoral 26 October 2015 (in French)
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