Écorches | |
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 The church of Saint-Agnan in Écorches | |
Location of Écorches | |
  Écorches  Écorches | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E / 48.8678°N 0.0936°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Couanon[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population | 101 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61152 /61160 |
| Elevation | 102–269 m (335–883 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Écorches (French pronunciation: [ekɔʁʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hameau Perré, Les Lignerits, Le Moncel and Écorches.[3]
The commune has the River Viette running through it and a single stream the Secqueville.[4]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries a 13th centaury church classified as a Monument historique in 1948.[5]
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Notable people
The Corday house
- André Mare (1885 -1932) is buried at the Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Mairie d'Écorches et sa commune (61160)". Annuaire-Mairie. 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Eglise Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries à Écorches - PA00110797". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Un tableau d'André Mare sur le mur du Sitcom ?". actu.fr. 9 April 2016.
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