Boissei-la-Lande

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Yves Grasland^[1]Area7.11 km² (2.75 sq mi)Population115 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation159–193 m (522–633 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boissei-la-Lande (French pronunciation: [bwasɛ la lɑ̃d] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Friche du Val,Thion, Le Theil, La Rivière,Pillou,La Hauteville and Boissei-la-Lande.^[3]

Boissei-la-Lande along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[4] The area is focused on the sources of the Orne and its main tributaries up to Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin, an area that is prone to flooding and has water all year round.^[4][5] The conservation area has thirteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;^[6]

In addition to the Orne river, the commune also has three streams running through it, the Calvaire, L'Epinet and La Gironde.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	113	—
1975	103	−1.31%
1982	115	+1.59%
1990	104	−1.25%
1999	115	+1.12%
2009	117	+0.17%
2014	111	−1.05%
2020	121	+1.45%
Source: INSEE[8]

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• Church Farm a 16th century farmhouse listed as a monument in 1986.^[9]
• Church of Boissei-la-Lande a 16th century church listed as a monument in 1986.^[10]

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  Boissei-la-Lande - Church farm
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  Boissei-la-Lande church farm
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  Boissei-la-Lande church

• Communes of the Orne department