Longny-au-Perche

Part of Longny les Villages in Normandy, France

Location of Longny-au-Perche

48°31′52″N 0°45′10″E / 48.5311°N 0.7528°E / 48.5311; 0.7528CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentOrneArrondissementMortagne-au-PercheCantonTourouvreCommuneLongny les Villages Area

39.13 km² (15.11 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,389 • Density35/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

61290

Elevation145–242 m (476–794 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Longny-au-Perche (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɲi o pɛʁʃ] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.^[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages.^[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Longny-au-Perche are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a chevron couped between 3 crosses couped sable; 2: Argent, 3 bars wavy azure; 3: Gules, a lion Or between 3 mallets argent.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ "Le label Petite cité de caractère de Longny-au-Perche reconduit pour cinq ans". Ouest-France.fr. October 24, 2022.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)