Charencey
Commune
The church in Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey
Location of Charencey
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Coordinates: 48°39′02″N 0°45′33″E / 48.6506°N 0.7592°E / 48.6506; 0.7592
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Tourouvre au Perche
Intercommunality	Hauts du Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Juszezak[1]
Area 1	45.56 km2 (17.59 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	754
• Density	16.5/km2 (42.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61429 /61190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charencey (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Maurice-lès-Charencey (the seat), Moussonvilliers and Normandel.^[3]

Geography

Charencey along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Moutiers-au-Perche and Tourouvre au Perche shares part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site.^[4] The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to fifteen species protected Flora and Fauna.^[5]

In addition the Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.^[6]

A stream the Ruisseau Saint-Maurice, flows through the commune.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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