Perche en Nocé

Perche en Nocé is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Colonard-Corubert, Dancé, Nocé (the seat), Préaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-des-Grois, and Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt.

Notable buildings and places
The Jardin François  is a 2 ha garden, based in Préaux-du-Perche that began life in 1995 and is open to the public. It is classified as a Jardins remarquables by the Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.

National heritage sites
The Commune has 10 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.


 * Old Church of the Courthouse a tenth Century church in Colonard-Corubert.
 * Manor of Courboyer a fifteenth Century manor house in Nocé.
 * Saint-Martin church a twelfth Century church in Nocé.
 * Manor of Tarainière a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.
 * Saint-Germain church a thirteenth Century church in Préaux-du-Perche.
 * Manor of Lormarin a fifteenth Century manor in Nocé.
 * Manor of Plessis a sixteenth Century manor house in Dance.
 * Manor of Barville a seventeenth Century manor house in Noce.
 * Lubinière Manor a fifteenth Century manor house in Préaux-du-Perche.
 * Church in Dancé an eleventh Century church in Dancé.

Notable People

 * Léopold Nègre (1879 – 1961) a French physician and biologist who is buried here in Nocé.