Dorceau

former commune in Orne, France
Place commune_of_france Q195491
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Summary

Dorceau is a commune of France[1]. Dorceau ranks in the top 0.98% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Rémalard[3], Orne[4], arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: Saint-Germain-des-Grois[7], Bretoncelles[8], Moutiers-au-Perche[9], Rémalard en Perche[10]
  • Postal code: 61110[11]
  • Commons category: Dorceau[12]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2015[15]
  • Population: 386[16], 413[17], 383[18], 345[19], 313[20], 321[21], 336[22], 362[23]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Dorceau[24]
  • Replaced by: Rémalard en Perche[25]
  • Official name: Dorceau[26]
  • Elevation above sea level: 115 m[27], 230 m[28]
  • Area: 14.68 km²[29]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Bretoncelles[30]

Why It Matters

Dorceau has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Dorceau is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22w ago · Porrima · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Saint-Germain-des-Grois, Bretoncelles, Moutiers-au-Perche +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Shares border with: Rémalard"
  2. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+115'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+230'}
    Associated electoral district → canton of Bretoncelles
    Shares border with → Saint-Germain-des-Grois, Bretoncelles, Moutiers-au-Perche +1
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30066|batch #30066]]"
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