Moussonvilliers (French pronunciation: [musɔ̃vilje] (listen)) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Charencey.[2]

Moussonvilliers
Part of Charencey
Location of Moussonvilliers
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Coordinates: 48°38′16″N 0°47′37″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Tourouvre
Commune	Charencey
Area 1	21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	218
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	61190
Elevation	185–259 m (607–850 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierre Laval, who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1942 to 1944, purchased the Domaine de la Corbière for 400,000 French francs in 1923, where he raised cattle and bred horses.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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