Moussonvilliers

Moussonvilliers is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Charencey.[2]

Moussonvilliers
Part of Charencey
Location of Moussonvilliers
Moussonvilliers
Moussonvilliers
Coordinates: 48°38′16″N 0°47′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonTourouvre
CommuneCharencey
Area
1
21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
220
  Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61190
Elevation185–259 m (607–850 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierre Laval, who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1942 to 1944, purchased the Domaine de la Corbière for 400,000 French francs in 1923, where he raised cattle and bred horses.[3]

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 22 September 2017 (in French)
  3. Kupferman, Fred (2015). Pierre Laval (2nd ed.). Paris: Tallandier. pp. 25–53. ISBN 9782847342543 via Cairn.info.



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