The canton of Mortagne-au-Perche is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mortagne-au-Perche. [1]
It consists of the following communes: [1]
Perche is a former province of France, known historically for its forests and, for the past two centuries, for the Percheron draft horse breed. Until the French Revolution, Perche was bounded by four ancient territories of northwestern France: the provinces of Maine, Normandy, and Orléanais, and the region of Beauce. Afterwards it was absorbed into the present-day departments of Orne and Eure-et-Loir, with small parts in the neighboring departments of Eure, Loir-et-Cher, and Sarthe.
The arrondissement of Alençon is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 86,907 (2016), and its area is 1,548.5 km2 (597.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Argentan is an arrondissement of France, located in the Orne department, region of Normandy. It has 123 communes. Its population is 110,239 (2016), and its area is 1,904.1 km2 (735.2 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 151 communes. Its population is 88,162 (2016), and its area is 2,650.8 km2 (1,023.5 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Mamers is an arrondissement of France in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 191 communes. Its population is 150,238 (2016), and its area is 2,904.9 km2 (1,121.6 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Orne department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 :
La Lande-sur-Eure is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny-les-Villages. La Lande-sur-Eure is located in the canton of Tourouvre and in the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche. Its zip code is 61290.
Condeau is a former commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne in north-western France: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.
Sablons-sur-Huisne is a commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne, northwestern France and municipality established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne and Coulonges-les-Sablons.
The canton of Pontorson is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pontorson.
The canton of Argentan-2 is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Argentan.
The canton of Athis-Val de Rouvre is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Athis-Val de Rouvre.
The canton of Bretoncelles is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bretoncelles.
The canton of Ceton is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ceton.
The canton of Magny-le-Désert is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Magny-le-Désert.
The canton of Écouves is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Écouves.
The canton of Tourouvre au Perche is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Tourouvre au Perche.
The canton of Le Perche is an administrative division of the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Savigny-sur-Braye.
The canton of La Ferté-Bernard is an administrative division of the Sarthe department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Ferté-Bernard.
The canton of Mortagne-sur-Sèvre is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre.
Coordinates: 48°31′N0°33′E / 48.52°N 0.55°E