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Boucé () is a commune in the
Orne Orne (; 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 northwestern
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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bellenger, Le Bois Pépin, La Pelletrie, La Farinière, Le Gassel, Le Cruchet and Boucé. Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . Boucé along with another 65 communes shares part of a 20,593 hectare,
Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. In addition along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Sites d'Ecouves. Boucé has a total of five water courses running through it, the river Cance, Clairefontaine stream, Gue de la Heze stream, Moulin de Besnard stream and the Landelles stream.


Population


Notable buildings and places


National heritage sites

Feudal mound a 10th or 12th century
Motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortificati ...
, which was classified as a
Monument historique () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
in 1975.


See also

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Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


References

Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Argentan-geo-stub