La Ferrière-Béchet
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La Ferrière-Béchet () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department in north-western
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.


Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Verdray, La Tourainnerie, Les Hayes, Les Hauts Champs and La Ferrière-Béchet. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The commune is within the
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the departments of Orne, Ma ...
and
Forêt d'Écouves The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France. Location and topography The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of C ...
. The Senneviere river, La Forêt stream and the Ponts Besnard stream are the three watercourses running through this area.


Notable buildings and places

*Tourbière des Petits Riaux is a nature reserve set within a Peat bog, that features carnivorous plants.


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.


See also

*
Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Geography Spanning the departments of Orne, Manch ...


References

Ferrierebechet Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub