Le Pertre

Commune in Brittany, France

Le Pertre Le Pèrtr (Gallo) Ar Perzh (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Le Pertre The town hall of Le Pertre
Coat of arms of Le Pertre Coat of arms
Location of Le Pertre Map
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Coordinates: 48°02′08′′N 1°02′09′′W / 48.0356°N 1.0358°W / 48.0356; -1.0358
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality	CA Vitré Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Aurélien Thébert^[1]
Area ¹	43.63 km² (16.85 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,372
• Density	31/km² (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35217 /35370
Elevation	67–184 m (220–604 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pertre (French pronunciation: [ləpɛʁtʁ] ;Gallo: Le Pèrt, Breton: Ar Perzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Heritage

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The church of Saint-Martin-de-Vertou is located in the centre of the village. The steeple of the church was originally constructed to a height of 83 metres in 1920. However, due to repairs, especially after the fall of the steeple of 1982, the height may have changed. It is possible to access a parapet located at 37 metres from the ground. Legend has it that thirty-nine bell towers are visible in good weather from the top of the church.

Le Pertre forest has an area of 1,513 hectares. It is an oak grove which was classified, in 1997, as a natural area of ecological interest, faunistic and floristic. It has some ornithological interest since thirty-two species of birds are listed there, five of which are uncommon in the region (Honey Buzzard, Common Hawk, Hoopoe, Redstart, and Woodpecker). In addition, this forest has two species of bats.