Villers-en-Ouche is a former commune in north-western France. It is in the Orne department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Ferté-en-Ouche.
Chateau
In the commune is a large house or mansion, called the Château de Villers-en-Ouche. The château was first built in the late-1400s. It was re-built in 1610 by the family "La Chapelle". The main building has a Mansard roof, decorated with 5 skylight windows, which replaced a higher roof that was burned in 1741.
The grounds include a French style garden and a 10-hectare park. In 2009, the chateau was honored with Emile Garcin-Paris Prize for work on the pigeon house, which was built in the 15th century.
Related pages
Communes of the Orne department
References
Other websites
INSEE
Les Comptes des Communes, http://alize22.finances.gouv.fr/communes/eneuro/tableau.php?icom=506&dep=061&type=BPS¶m=1&exercice=2010 Les monuments historiques de la ville de Villers-en-Ouche (The historic monuments of Villers-en-Ouche) Patrimonie de France.com, Château de Villers-en-Ouche and park