Belforêt-en-Perche (, literally ''Belforêt in Perche'') is a
commune
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Orne
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Petites Cités de Caractère Petites Cités de Caractère is a label awarded to towns or villages that meet a set of criteria as set by the Petites Cités de Caractère de France. As of 2021 there are more than 200 communes listed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.
History
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points of Interest
*Botanical Garden of Le Bois du Puits is a
botanical garden
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that was made open to the public in 2012, featuring over 2,000 species of plants.
*La Perrière botanical garden is a 230 m2 botanical garden in La Perrière to highlight plants of the local area.
National heritage sites
The Commune has 6 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
*Former priory of Chènegallon a seventeenth century former priory in Eperrais.
*l'Evêque lodge a seventeenth century former lodge in La Perrière.
*Château de Morthimer a sixteenth century chateau in La Perrière.
*Château du Tertre a seventeenth century chateau in Sérigny, that from 1926 was home to
Nobel prize
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winning novelist Roger Martin du Gard. The grounds and Estate are shared with the neighbouring commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême
*Manoir de Soisai a sixteenth century Manor house in La Perrière.
*Lods house a twentieth century house in Sérigny built by architect Marcel Lods.