Écouves Explained
| Écouves |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Alençon |
| Canton: | Écouves |
| Insee: | 61341 |
| Postal Code: | 61250 |
| Mayor: | Alain Meyer[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CU Alençon |
| Coordinates: | 48.502°N 0.105°W |
| Area Km2: | 36.40 |
Écouves (in French pronounced as /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.[2] It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- 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.[3]
Notable People
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/9/29/INTB1525678A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
- Web site: 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.
- Web site: Paul Le Flem | Soundtrack. IMDb.
