Dorceau

Dorceau
Part of Rémalard en Perche
Location of Dorceau
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Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Bretoncelles
Commune	Rémalard en Perche
Area 1	14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Highest elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Lowest elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2013)	386
• Density	26.3/km2 (68.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dorceau (French pronunciation: [dɔʁso] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.

The river Huisne runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Joseph Aveline

References

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