Saint-Gervais-du-Perron

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Saint-Gervais-du-Perron

(2020–2026) Damien Roger^[1]Area

11.28 km² (4.36 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

351 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61400 /61500

Elevation151–333 m (495–1,093 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ dy pɛʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[3]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.^[4]

Notable people

Pierre Cardin – (1922–2020), an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer, lived here between 1960 and 1972 at Beaumesnil manor.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Saint-Gervais-du-Perron (61400) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
^ "Quand Jeanne Moreau et Pierre Cardin filaient l'amour parfait au pays d'Alençon". actu.fr. 14 August 2017.