Verrières | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 0°45′51″E / 48.3917°N 0.7642°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Bretoncelles |
Intercommunality | Cœur du Perche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Bouvier [1] |
Area 1 | 17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 419 |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61501 /61110 |
Elevation | 119–214 m (390–702 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Verrières (French pronunciation: [vɛʁjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
In the 15th century, the parish of Verrières belonged to the barony of Villeray in Condeau. For nearly a century (1850-1950), Verrières was one of the cradles of horse breeding Percheron. [3]
Verrières | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 0°45′51″E / 48.3917°N 0.7642°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Bretoncelles |
Intercommunality | Cœur du Perche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Bouvier [1] |
Area 1 | 17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 419 |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61501 /61110 |
Elevation | 119–214 m (390–702 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Verrières (French pronunciation: [vɛʁjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
In the 15th century, the parish of Verrières belonged to the barony of Villeray in Condeau. For nearly a century (1850-1950), Verrières was one of the cradles of horse breeding Percheron. [3]