La Ventrouze
La Ventrouze (French pronunciation: [la vɑ̃tʁuz] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.
Points of interest
- Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines - Created in 1947 this arboretum features over 70 hardwood and Conifer trees.
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Chateau de la Ventrouze a sixteenth century chateau surrounded by a moat, it was registered as a monument in 1979.
- Sainte-Madeleine Church a fifteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1981.
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 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château à La Ventrouze - PA00110963". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Sainte-Madeleine à La Ventrouze - PA00110964". monumentum.fr.
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