A Percheron draft horse

Perche is a region of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe. Percheron draft horse This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Percheron draft horse This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Jump to: navigation, search The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Eure is a département in the north of France named after the Eure River. ... Eure-et-Loir is a French département, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. ... Sarthe is a French département, named after the Sarthe River. ...

Geography

Its boundaries are Normandie on the N. and W., Maine on the S.W., Vendomois and Dunois on the S., Beauce on the E. and Thimerais on the N.E. Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. ... Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ... Comte Jean de Dunois (Jean dOrléans) (November 23, 1402 - November 24, 1468) was the bastard of Louis dOrléans (Duc dOrléans 1372-1407) and Mariette dEnghien. ... Beauce is an historical region in northern France, located between the Seine and Loire rivers. ...

The greater part of the district is occupied by a semicircle of heights (from 650 to 1000 ft. in height) stretching from Moulins-la-Marche on the northwest to Montmirail on the south; within the basin formed thereby the shape of which is defined by the Huisne, an affluent of the Sarthe, lie the chief towns of Mortagne, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Belleeme. Sarthe is a river in western France. ...

Economy

Stock-raising and dairy-farming are flourishing in the Perche, which is famous for the production of a breed of large and powerful horses, called Percherons. Cider-apples and pears are grown throughout the district. Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Jump to: navigation, search A pair of very typical dapple grey Percheron Horses Percheron draft horse at the Maryland State Fair The Percheron is one of the most famous draft horses from France. ...

History

In the Middle Ages, the Perche constituted a countship of which Corbon, Mortagne and Nogent-le-Rotrou were successively the capitals. Under the ancient regime it formed, together with Maine, a governement of which Mortagne was the capital. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

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