Feings, Orne

Feings
The town hall in Feings
Location of Feings
Feings
Feings
Coordinates: 48°32′48″N 0°38′04″E / 48.5467°N 0.6344°E / 48.5467; 0.6344
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonMortagne-au-Perche
IntercommunalityPays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lydia Bussy-Boiteux[1]
Area
1
20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
191
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61160 /61400
Elevation167–261 m (548–856 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Feings (French pronunciation: [fɛ̃]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

Feings along with the communes of Tourouvre au Perche, 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.[3] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.[4]

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.[5]

Points of Interest

  • La Tourbière de Commeauche is a nature reserve that features a preserved peat bog in a clearing in the Réno-Valdieu forest.[6][7]

National heritage sites

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500106 - Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Forêts, étangs et tourbières du Haut-Perche" (PDF). Ministère de la Transition écologique. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "La Tourbière de la Commeauche | Conseil départemental de l'Orne". www.orne.fr. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ "TOURBIERE DE COMMEAUCHE | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie". cen-normandie.fr. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ancienne chartreuse du Val-Dieu à Feings - PA61000004". monumentum.fr. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.