Plessis-Dorin

Geography

Plessis-Dorin is attached to a soil called the Pole-Gouët, to horse on the “border” between four departments (Loir-et-Cher, Eure-et-Loir, the Sarthe and Orne) and three areas (Center, Pays of the Loire and Basse-Normandie). The commune is not however really bordering on the department of the Flowering ash and the Basse-Normandie area.

On all its Northern frontage, the commune is bordered by what remains of the Forest of Montmirail.

The commune is crossed by the line of TGV Atlantique, line which is crossed by the autochtones by means of 3 bridges and of 2 tunnels (including one for a brook).

An altitude of 248 m is given by Quid, but does not seem very compatible with the topographic data read on the chart of IGN (dominant extent of the surface of territory located at an altitude lower than 200 m).

Localities and variations

the Barriers, Beaulieu, Beautiful-Air, Borders it (with horse on the commune of Saint-Avit), Borders it Heather, the Borough , Bretêche, the Bush, the Clots, the Square, Chiloup (with horse on the commune of Saint-Avit), Chopinières, the Five Ladies, Coquetterie, Daniellerie, Forterie, Fraiches, Frémont, Germené, the Gutter, Large Fauvellière, Herserie, High Wood, the New House, Worked it, Masnières, Olivet, the Stone quarry, the Seedbed, Small Beauchêne, Small Boisvinet, Pinotières, the Burrow, Peace, Braided, Tilery, the Valley of Hell, Vaucary, the Glassmaking,

Communes bordering

in the canton of Mondoubleau :
Oigny, Saint-Avit and Souday;
in the Canton of Authon-of-Pole (District of Nogent-le-Rotrou, department of Eure-et-Loir, area Centers) :
Vault-Guillaume;
in the canton of Montmirail (District of Mamers, department of the the Sarthe, area Country of the Loire) :
Melleray .

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Church parochial Saint-Jean-Baptist (XIIe and 16th century, built out of ferrugineous, frequent sandstone in all this area), building not protected as “a historic building”. Collection of movable objects (with real vocation):

Baptismal font hones, supposed 16th century of it.
Together of the high altar, gate vault and Retable, communion table, two seats of officiant, pulpit to be preached, bench-of work and Piece of furniture Dresser embedded, benches of the Nave, platform, woodworks of the baptismal font, skirtings, dated from XVIIe and 18th centuries.

Personalities related to the commune

Economy

A glassmaking functioned during several centuries, of the Moyen-âge until the beginning of the Années 1950, in the clearing known as of the Glassmaking, supplied with the reserves of Bois provided by the Forêt of Montmirail. A strong proportion of the local population was used as labor either in the factory even, or for the bûcheronnage.

Demonstrations

employers' Festival (Jean-Baptiste saint): first Sunday which precedes on June 24th;
Festival of the Cider (and Vendôme hiking it Plessis-Dorin): first Sunday of November.

See too

Common of Loir-et-Cher

External bonds

Plessis-Dorin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Plessis-Dorin on the site of INSEE
Plessis-Dorin on the site of Quid
Localization of Plessis-Dorin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Plessis-Dorin on Mapquest

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