Dorceau

Dorceau
Location of Dorceau
Dorceau
Dorceau
Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 0°48′06″E / 48.4236°N 0.8017°E / 48.4236; 0.8017
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonBretoncelles
CommuneRémalard en Perche
Area
1
14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
386
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61110
Elevation115–230 m (377–755 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dorceau (French pronunciation: [dɔʁso] ) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche.

The river Huisne runs alongside the town.

Joseph Aveline was mayor of Dorceau from 1908 until his death in 1958.