Loisail
Loisail | |
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 The church in Loisail | |
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  Loisail Location within France  Loisail Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°35′29″E / 48.5019°N 0.5914°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Langevin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 135 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (67.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61229 /61400 |
| Elevation | 158–211 m (518–692 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Loisail (French pronunciation: [lwazaj] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]Loisail is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Champaillaume, Les Ormeteaux, Loisail, La Cibotière, Le Chesnay and Les Boulays.[3]
La Chippe is the sole watercourse that traverses through the commune.[4]
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Points of Interest
[edit]- Carrière de Loisail is a Natura 2000 conservation site measuring 0.17 Hectares.[5] The site is the leading bat hibernation site in Normandy in terms of numbers with 1,300 counted.[6] The bats live in the former limestone quarries from the 19th century, which then became mushroom farms in 1955 up until 1980, when the area was abandoned.[7] The site now hosts six varieties of bats, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Greater horseshoe bat, Lesser horseshoe bat, Western barbastelle, Geoffroy's bat, Bechstein's bat and the Greater mouse-eared bat.[8]
National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[9]
- Saint-Martin Church a sixteenth century church that was registered as a monument in 1905.[10]
- Romanesque house a twelfth century house, registered as a Monument historique in 1974.[11]
- Loisail Manor a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a Monument historique in 1992.[12]
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 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Chippe (M0305600)".
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502002 - Carrière de Loisail - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
- ↑ "CAVITE DE LOISAIL | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie". cen-normandie.fr.
- ↑ Now, Normandy Then and (5 May 2018). "A shy furry creature lurks in the Lair of Losail in Normandy".
- ↑ "carrière de Loisail". Ministère de l'écologie du développement durable et de l'énergie.
- ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Eglise Saint-Martin à Loisail - PA00110835". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Maison romane à Loisail - PA00110836". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Manoir de Loisail à Loisail - PA00110999". monumentum.fr.
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