Écouves | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°ECoordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Alençon |
Canton | Radon |
Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
Area1 | 36.40 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
Population (2013)2 | 1,770 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Écouves 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. It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.