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Écouves

Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E / 48.502; 0.105
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Écouves
The town hall in Écouves
The town hall in Écouves
Location of Écouves
Map
Écouves is located in France
Écouves
Écouves
Écouves is located in Normandy
Écouves
Écouves
Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E / 48.502; 0.105
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonÉcouves
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Meyer[1]
Area
1
36.40 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,664
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61341 /61250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Écouves (French pronunciation: [ekuv]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Forges, Radon (the seat) and Vingt-Hanaps.[3] It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.

Points of interest

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National heritage sites

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  • Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[4]

Notable People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
  5. ^ "Paul Le Flem | Soundtrack". IMDb.