Perche
Perche is a former province of France, known historically for its forests and, for the past two centuries, for the Percheron draft horse breed. Until the French Revolution, Perche was bounded by four ancient territories of northwestern France: the provinces of Maine, Normandy, and Orléanais, and the region of Beauce.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region
- Description: former province of France
- Also known as: “Le Perche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Ouen de Verrières and Motte castrale du Château.
Église Saint-Ouen de Verrières
Church
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Église Saint-Ouen de Verrières is a church.
Motte castrale du Château
Archaeological site
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Motte castrale du Château is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Perche.
Église Saint-Germain-d’Auxerre de Rémalard
Church
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Église Saint-Germain-d’Auxerre de Rémalard is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Perche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rémalard en Perche and Boissy-Maugis.
Rémalard en Perche
Village
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rémalard en Perche is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bellou-sur-Huisne, Dorceau and Rémalard. Rémalard en Perche is situated 3½ km north of Perche.
Boissy-Maugis
Village
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Boissy-Maugis is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cour-Maugis sur Huisne. Boissy-Maugis is situated 6 km northwest of Perche.
Nocé
Village
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Nocé is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Perche en Nocé. Nocé is situated 6 km west of Perche.
Perche
- Category: historical province of France
- Location: Verrières, Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Perche” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيرش (فرنسا)”
- Basque: “Pertxe”
- Chinese: “佩尔什”
- Dutch: “Graafschap Perche”
- Dutch: “Le Perche”
- Dutch: “Perche”
- Esperanto: “Le Perche”
- Esperanto: “Perche”
- Esperanto: “Perĉo”
- French: “comté du Perche”
- French: “Le Perche”
- French: “Perche”
- German: “Le Perche”
- Hebrew: “פרש”
- Irish: “Comté du Perche”
- Italian: “Contea del Perche”
- Italian: “Le Perche”
- Narom: “Perche”
- Russian: “Перш”
- Slovenian: “Le Perche”
- Slovenian: “Perche”
- Spanish: “Le Perche”
- Spanish: “Perche”
- Swedish: “Perche”
- Swiss German: “Le Perche”
- Tosk Albanian: “Le Perche”
- Tunisian Arabic: “عصا طويلة”
- Ukrainian: “Перш (провінція)”
- Ukrainian: “Перш”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gare de Condé-sur-Huisne and Collines du Perche.
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