Tourouvre Au Perche
The commune is listed as a Village étape.
Geography
Tourouvre au Perche along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Charencey shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.
In addition 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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,602 | — |
| 1975 | 4,020 | +1.58% |
| 1982 | 3,768 | −0.92% |
| 1990 | 3,377 | −1.36% |
| 1999 | 3,311 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 3,361 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 3,339 | −0.13% |
| 2017 | 3,127 | −1.30% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Points of interest
- Les Muséales de Tourouvre: this site houses two museums - The Museum of French Emigration to Canada and The Museum of Commerce and Brands
- Réserve Naturelle Régionale de la Clairière Forestière de Bresolettes: a 780 hectare local nature reserve.
Wattway
On 22 December 2016, the world's first solar-panel road - the Wattway on the RD5 road - was inaugurated. It was covered with 2,800 square meters of electricity-generating panels. The panels are covered with a resin containing fine sheets of silicon, making them tough enough to withstand all traffic. The project cost 5m Euros. On 22 July 2019 it was reported to be a colossal failure.
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 5 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Tourouvre Church - 15th century church, added as a monument in 1991.
- Bivilliers Church - 12th century church, added as a monument in 2006.
- Saint-Evroult Church - 11th century church, added as a monument in 1965. According to legend the church was built after Hugh the Great had pillaged the Abbey of Saint-Evroul in 944, when his jesters started mocking the holy objects they were struck by lightning, and the church built on the location of this event.
- Notre-Dame Church - built in the Middle Ages, added as a monument in 1875.
- Bellegarde Manor - a 15th century manor house, added as a monument in 1978.
- La Gagnonniere - historical site that was once an inn run by Barnabé Gagnon. His 3 grandsons were recruited to help build New France, otherwise known as Quebec. Barnabé is the first recorded Gagnon ancestor.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "A Tourouvre, le label village étape c'est bon pour le tourisme". actu.fr. 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Tourouvre – Les Villages Étapes".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les muséales de Tourouvre, Tourouvre, autre - infos et adresse". leparisien.fr.
- ^ "Clairière forestière de Bresolettes | Reserves Naturelles de France". www.reserves-naturelles.org.
- ^ [1] 22 July 2019 (in French)
- ^ "Eglise à Tourouvre au Perche - PA00110991". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Tourouvre au Perche - PA61000051". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Tourouvre au Perche - PA00110768". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Notre-Dame à Tourouvre au Perche - PA00110735". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Manoir de Bellegarde à Tourouvre au Perche - PA00110962". monumentum.fr.
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